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Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu cover artvsPersona 3 FES cover art

Fire Emblem: Seisen no KeifuvsPersona 3 FES

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Fire Emblem: Seisen no KeifuPersona 3 FES

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu leans harder on reads: solo tactics game, no adaptive enemy

Variance5 vs 4

Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu leans harder on variance: hit/crit rolls can swing battles

Optimization8 vs 8

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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Fire Emblem: Seisen no Keifu

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Persona 3 FES