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Fallout SheltervsFire Emblem Gaiden

Fallout Shelter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem Gaiden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fallout ShelterFire Emblem Gaiden

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.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Fire Emblem Gaiden leans harder on optimization: Unit promotion routes and map tactics are deeply solvable

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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