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Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories cover artvsStarfield cover art

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of MemoriesvsStarfield

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Starfield leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Starfield leans harder on reads: Scripted NPC AI patterns

Variance4 vs 3

Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories leans harder on variance: Card draws within your deck vary each fight

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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