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Fate/ExtravsFire Emblem Fates

Fate/Extra leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fire Emblem Fates leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fate/ExtraFire Emblem Fates

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Fire Emblem Fates leans harder on execution: Turn-based menu play; no hand-speed demands

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Fire Emblem Fates leans harder on optimization: Offspring seals, asset/flaw selection, and supports are deeply planned

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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