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Pokémon Blue Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Pokémon Blue VersionZero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Pokémon Blue Version leans harder on reads: Trainer AI is fixed; only link battles add fleeting prediction

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Pokémon Blue Version leans harder on optimization: Type chart and team building make the campaign 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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Pokémon Blue Version

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Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma