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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastvsPersona 5
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastPersona 5
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.
Variance4 vs 3
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past leans harder on variance: Random encounters and rare class-unlock monster drops.
Optimization9 vs 8
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past leans harder on optimization: Sprawling vocation grinding and shard routing are the real game.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.