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Pokémon LeafGreen Version cover artvsYo-kai Watch cover art

Pokémon LeafGreen VersionvsYo-kai Watch

Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yo-kai Watch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Pokémon LeafGreen VersionYo-kai Watch

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Yo-kai Watch leans harder on execution: Touchscreen minigames for soul-charging and purification

Reads1 vs 0

Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans harder on reads: Trainers are scripted; link battles are a side mode

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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Pokémon LeafGreen Version

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Yo-kai Watch