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Final Fantasy XVvsKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Final Fantasy XVKingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leans harder on execution: Dodge-and-combo combat, forgiving timing

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning leans harder on optimization: Destiny builds and crafting trivialise difficulty

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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