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Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age cover artvsUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar cover art

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac AgevsUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar

Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac AgeUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

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 XII: The Zodiac Age

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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar