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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three HopesvsThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three HopesThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

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Execution4 vs 3

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes leans harder on execution: Real-time combat is forgiving hack-and-slash

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans harder on variance: Loot tables and leveled lists inject mild randomness.

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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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim