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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden cover artvsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP cover art

Abyss: The Wraiths of EdenvsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Abyss: The Wraiths of EdenSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans harder on execution: Simple timed parries are the only dexterity ask

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP