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Ori and the Blind ForestvsShin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue

Ori and the Blind Forest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Ori and the Blind ForestShin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue leans harder on variance: Fixed levels with little randomness once learned

Optimization4 vs 5

Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue leans harder on optimization: Learning boss movesets and routes aids clears

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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Ori and the Blind Forest

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Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue