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Persona 4 Golden cover artvsPokémon Moon cover art

Persona 4 GoldenvsPokémon Moon

Persona 4 Golden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Moon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Persona 4 GoldenPokémon Moon

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Pokémon Moon leans harder on variance: Encounter tables, catch rolls and crits are mappable RNG

Optimization8 vs 7

Persona 4 Golden leans harder on optimization: Persona fusion and calendar routing rewarded

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 4 Golden

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Pokémon Moon