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Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight cover artvsShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne cover art

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir KnightvsShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir KnightShin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

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.

Variance3 vs 3

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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Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight

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Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne