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Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle cover artvsYo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters cover art

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom BattlevsYo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom BattleYo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters leans harder on variance: random encounters, befriending rates

Optimization8 vs 7

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle leans harder on optimization: Movement chains and team-jump routing are puzzle-solvable

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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Yo-Kai Watch 2: Psychic Specters