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Persona 5 cover artvsPokémon Green Version cover art

Persona 5vsPokémon Green Version

Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Green Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Persona 5Pokémon Green Version

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Pokémon Green Version leans harder on reads: Trainer AI is scripted; link battles were rare

Variance3 vs 4

Pokémon Green Version leans harder on variance: Encounter tables, catch rolls and crits add noise

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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