head to head

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne cover artvsUltima III: Exodus cover art

Shin Megami Tensei: NocturnevsUltima III: Exodus

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Ultima III: Exodus leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Shin Megami Tensei: NocturneUltima III: Exodus

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

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.

full breakdown

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne

full breakdown

Ultima III: Exodus