head to head
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Final Fantasy TacticsvsFinal Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy Tactics leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy VIII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Final Fantasy TacticsFinal Fantasy VIII
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Final Fantasy Tactics leans harder on reads: CPU job/action selection is fixed and fully predictable
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
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.