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Final Fantasy XIIIvsUtawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Final Fantasy XIII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Final Fantasy XIIIUtawarerumono: Mask of Truth

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Final Fantasy XIII leans harder on execution: Paradigm shifts need timely menu reactions

Reads0 vs 1

Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows predictable scripted behaviour

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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