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Knights of Pen and Paper II cover artvsPokémon LeafGreen Version cover art

Knights of Pen and Paper IIvsPokémon LeafGreen Version

Knights of Pen and Paper II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Knights of Pen and Paper IIPokémon LeafGreen Version

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans harder on execution: Menu-driven turn battles demand no physical skill

Reads0 vs 1

Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans harder on reads: Trainers are scripted; link battles are a side mode

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Knights of Pen and Paper II

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Pokémon LeafGreen Version