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Final Fantasy XII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Final Fantasy XII leans harder on execution: Gambits automate combat away from the hands

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Tactics Ogre: The Knight of Lodis leans harder on variance: Hit chances and recruitment rolls add noise

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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