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Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner SanctumvsPersona 5

Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner Sanctum leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner SanctumPersona 5

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Persona 5 leans harder on execution: Stylish menus, not reflexes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner Sanctum leans harder on variance: Unmapped dungeons and random encounters dominate until charted

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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