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Final Fantasy Tactics Advance cover artvsPokémon Red cover art

Final Fantasy Tactics AdvancevsPokémon Red

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Red leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Final Fantasy Tactics AdvancePokémon Red

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance leans harder on execution: Turn-based grid commands only

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance leans harder on variance: Random laws and hit rolls

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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