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Final Fantasy XIII cover artvsLegend of Grimrock 2 cover art

Final Fantasy XIIIvsLegend of Grimrock 2

Final Fantasy XIII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Legend of Grimrock 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Final Fantasy XIIILegend of Grimrock 2

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

Legend of Grimrock 2 leans harder on execution: Square-dancing around monsters needs modest real-time timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Legend of Grimrock 2 leans harder on optimization: Party builds, puzzle logic and resource routing dominate

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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