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Shadowrun Returns cover artvsYo-kai Watch 3 cover art

Shadowrun ReturnsvsYo-kai Watch 3

Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yo-kai Watch 3 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Shadowrun ReturnsYo-kai Watch 3

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Yo-kai Watch 3 leans harder on variance: Yo-kai befriending and battle RNG add chance

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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