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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiavsKathy Rain: Director's Cut
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Kathy Rain: Director's Cut leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaKathy Rain: Director's Cut
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut leans harder on variance: The mystery's clues are hidden information until found
Optimization7 vs 6
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans harder on optimization: Dual-army routing and class promotions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.