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Persona 3 FESvsRomancing SaGa 2

Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Romancing SaGa 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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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 5

Romancing SaGa 2 leans harder on variance: Glimmer skill-sparks and opaque mechanics until mapped.

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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Persona 3 FES

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