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Fire Emblem: Three Houses cover artvsKnights of the Old Republic cover art

Fire Emblem: Three HousesvsKnights of the Old Republic

Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Knights of the Old Republic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Fire Emblem: Three HousesKnights of the Old Republic

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on execution: Pseudo-turn-based d20 combat removes all twitch; timing aids exist but minor

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and pazaak draws provide hidden information layers

Optimization9 vs 9

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: Three Houses

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Knights of the Old Republic