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Persona 5 cover artvsPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth cover art

Persona 5vsPersona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Persona 5Persona 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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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 5

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Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth