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Fallout cover artvsFinal Fantasy X-2 cover art

FalloutvsFinal Fantasy X-2

Fallout leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy X-2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
FalloutFinal Fantasy X-2

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Final Fantasy X-2 leans harder on execution: Active Time Battle rewards quick menuing slightly.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Fallout leans harder on variance: To-hit rolls and random encounters

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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