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Disco Elysium cover artvsPokémon Blue Version cover art

Disco ElysiumvsPokémon Blue Version

Disco Elysium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Blue Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Disco ElysiumPokémon Blue Version

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Disco Elysium leans harder on variance: Skill checks roll dice with hidden modifiers

Optimization7 vs 8

Pokémon Blue Version leans harder on optimization: Type chart and team building make the campaign solvable

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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