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Final Fantasy X cover artvsShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker cover art

Final Fantasy XvsShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker

Final Fantasy X leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Final Fantasy XShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker leans harder on variance: Demon auction and skill cracks add manageable RNG

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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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor 2 - Record Breaker