head to head

Planescape: Torment cover artvsYo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits cover art

Planescape: TormentvsYo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits

Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Planescape: TormentYo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits leans harder on execution: Touch minigames and target picking mid-battle

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits leans harder on variance: Befriend rates and crank-a-kai are pure RNG

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Planescape: Torment

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Yo-kai Watch 2: Bony Spirits