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Final Fantasy XIII-2vsThey Are Billions

Final Fantasy XIII-2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); They Are Billions leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Final Fantasy XIII-2They Are Billions

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

They Are Billions leans harder on reads: zombie AI not adaptive

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

They Are Billions leans harder on optimization: economy and wall placement solvable

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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