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Final Fantasy XI Online cover artvsNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch cover art

Final Fantasy XI OnlinevsNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Final Fantasy XI Online leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Final Fantasy XI OnlineNi no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans harder on variance: Familiar catch and drop rolls

Optimization8 vs 7

Final Fantasy XI Online leans harder on optimization: Job builds, skillchains and party composition are deep solvable systems

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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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch