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Pokémon Emerald cover artvsShining Force III cover art

Pokémon EmeraldvsShining Force III

Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shining Force III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Pokémon EmeraldShining Force III

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Shining Force III leans harder on variance: Crit rolls and counterattack chance

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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Pokémon Emerald

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Shining Force III