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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Skies of Arcadia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White WitchSkies of Arcadia

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies

Variance3 vs 4

Skies of Arcadia leans harder on variance: Moon Stone color RNG and ship cannon accuracy create meaningful variance

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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Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

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