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Pokémon Emerald cover artvsVanguard Bandits cover art

Pokémon EmeraldvsVanguard Bandits

Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vanguard Bandits leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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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 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Vanguard Bandits