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Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers cover artvsTropico 5 cover art

Devil Summoner: Soul HackersvsTropico 5

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tropico 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Devil Summoner: Soul HackersTropico 5

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers leans harder on variance: Loyalty system and negotiation RNG cause real swings.

Optimization8 vs 8

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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Tropico 5