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A Vampyre Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Grim Fandango Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

A Vampyre Story leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are unknown until discovered, then fixed

Optimization4 vs 3

A Vampyre Story leans harder on optimization: Inventory-logic puzzles are the entire challenge

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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