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Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth cover artvsFinal Fantasy X-2 cover art

Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the MythvsFinal Fantasy X-2

Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy X-2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the MythFinal Fantasy X-2

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans harder on variance: Random encounters and FOE patterns partly unknown

Optimization9 vs 8

Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans harder on optimization: Class building, skill trees, and mapping drive everything

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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Final Fantasy X-2