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Final Fantasy XvsFire Emblem: Three Houses

Final Fantasy X leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Final Fantasy XFire Emblem: Three Houses

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans harder on reads: AI follows fixed aggression rules

Variance2 vs 3

Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans harder on variance: Hit rates and crit RNG affect runs

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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