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Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastvsPillars of Eternity
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pillars of Eternity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten PastPillars of Eternity
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Pillars of Eternity leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause removes all twitch pressure from the player
Reads0 vs 1
Pillars of Eternity leans harder on reads: All AI opponents use fixed scripted behaviour trees
Variance4 vs 4
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.