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Persona 3 FES cover artvsPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth cover art

Persona 3 FESvsPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Persona 3 FESPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

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.

Variance4 vs 3

Persona 3 FES leans harder on variance: Tartarus floors, shuffle cards and fusion outcomes are randomised

Optimization8 vs 9

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth leans harder on optimization: Sub-persona builds, map drawing, and FOE puzzles are 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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Persona 3 FES

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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth