head to head

Elden Ring Nightreign cover artvsPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis cover art

Elden Ring NightreignvsPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

Elden Ring Nightreign leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Elden Ring NightreignPhantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 4

Elden Ring Nightreign leans harder on variance: run seeds and loot are randomized

Optimization6 vs 7

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis leans harder on optimization: Skill tree builds and unit set bonuses are community-solved

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

full breakdown

Elden Ring Nightreign

full breakdown

Phantasy Star Online 2: New Genesis