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Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King cover artvsFallout Shelter cover art

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingvsFallout Shelter

Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingFallout Shelter

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Fallout Shelter leans harder on variance: Incident spawns and lunchbox loot rolls

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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