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Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age cover artvsFuga: Melodies of Steel 2 cover art

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive AgevsFuga: Melodies of Steel 2

Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Dragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive AgeFuga: Melodies of Steel 2

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

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 XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age

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Fuga: Melodies of Steel 2