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Final Fantasy XV cover artvsUndertale cover art

Final Fantasy XVvsUndertale

Final Fantasy XV leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Final Fantasy XVUndertale

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Final Fantasy XV leans harder on variance: Loot and ascension variance

Optimization6 vs 7

Undertale leans harder on optimization: Learning fixed boss patterns and mercy routes wins

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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