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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia cover artvsPlease, Don't Touch Anything 3D cover art

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Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans harder on execution: Turn-based menus only

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D leans harder on variance: Dozens of hidden outcomes invite blind experimentation

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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