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Transistor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Transistor leans harder on reads: Process enemies follow scripts.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria leans harder on optimization: Break-mode combos, einherjar builds, and sealstone setups are deep

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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Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria