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Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesvsShin Megami Tensei IV
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry SkiesShin Megami Tensei IV
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 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.