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Amanda the Adventurer cover artvsBlade Runner cover art

Amanda the AdventurervsBlade Runner

Amanda the Adventurer leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Blade Runner leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Amanda the AdventurerBlade Runner

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.

Variance5 vs 6

Blade Runner leans harder on variance: Replicant identities are randomised each playthrough

Optimization6 vs 5

Amanda the Adventurer leans harder on optimization: Puzzle answers and endings are fully solvable knowledge

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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