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Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakevsFallout Shelter

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake leans harder on execution: Turn-based menus carry no physical test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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