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Imperator: Rome cover artvsPokemon FireRed Version cover art

Imperator: RomevsPokemon FireRed Version

Imperator: Rome leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon FireRed Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Imperator: RomePokemon FireRed Version

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Imperator: Rome leans harder on execution: no mechanical demand

Reads2 vs 2

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 8

Imperator: Rome leans harder on optimization: pops, trade, mana optimization

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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Imperator: Rome

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