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Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition cover artvsFire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu cover art

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced EditionvsFire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced EditionFire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu leans harder on variance: hit/crit rolls can swing battles

Optimization9 vs 8

Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition leans harder on optimization: builds, combos, and tactics near-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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Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu