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Persona 3 Reload cover artvsPokemon Crystal Version cover art

Persona 3 ReloadvsPokemon Crystal Version

Persona 3 Reload leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokemon Crystal Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Persona 3 ReloadPokemon Crystal Version

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Persona 3 Reload leans harder on execution: Turn-based, low input demand

Reads1 vs 2

Pokemon Crystal Version leans harder on reads: Scripted trainers; human link battles are optional

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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 Reload

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Pokemon Crystal Version