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Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy Tactics leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 2

Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel leans harder on execution: Real-time optional combat mode adds positioning pressure over pure turn-based

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 10

Final Fantasy Tactics leans harder on optimization: Job mastery, ability stacking, and CT manipulation are near-perfectly 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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