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A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildvsReturn of the Obra Dinn
A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return of the Obra Dinn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildReturn of the Obra Dinn
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.
Variance1 vs 0
A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build leans harder on variance: Everything visible; a few hidden bonus areas.
Optimization9 vs 10
Return of the Obra Dinn leans harder on optimization: Pure deductive logic on a fixed manifest
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.