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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BridevsFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance

Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy Tactics Advance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly BrideFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride

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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance