head to head

Planescape: Torment cover artvsPokémon Green Version cover art

Planescape: TormentvsPokémon Green Version

Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Green Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Planescape: TormentPokémon Green Version

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

Optimization7 vs 8

Pokémon Green Version leans harder on optimization: Type charts, team building and routing are fully 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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Planescape: Torment

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Pokémon Green Version