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Digimon WorldvsOn My Own
Digimon World leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); On My Own leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Digimon WorldOn My Own
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Digimon World leans harder on execution: Light real-time battle nudging and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Digimon World leans harder on optimization: Once requirements are mapped, raising becomes a solvable schedule
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.