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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions cover artvsKing's Bounty: The Legend cover art

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the LionsvsKing's Bounty: The Legend

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); King's Bounty: The Legend leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the LionsKing's Bounty: The Legend

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions leans harder on reads: Rare multiplayer aside, AI follows mappable behaviour

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions

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King's Bounty: The Legend