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Golden Sun: The Lost Age cover artvsSuikoden II cover art

Golden Sun: The Lost AgevsSuikoden II

Golden Sun: The Lost Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Suikoden II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Golden Sun: The Lost AgeSuikoden II

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Golden Sun: The Lost Age

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Suikoden II