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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden cover artvsFran Bow cover art

Abyss: The Wraiths of EdenvsFran Bow

Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fran Bow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Abyss: The Wraiths of EdenFran Bow

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Fran Bow leans harder on optimization: Fixed puzzle solutions; fully 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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