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A Memoir Blue cover artvsGrim Fandango Remastered cover art

A Memoir BluevsGrim Fandango Remastered

A Memoir Blue leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Grim Fandango Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Grim Fandango Remastered leans harder on execution: no physical skill ceiling, point-and-click

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Grim Fandango Remastered leans harder on variance: no meaningful randomness

Optimization1 vs 3

Grim Fandango Remastered leans harder on optimization: item and dialogue puzzle logic solvable

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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A Memoir Blue

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Grim Fandango Remastered