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Amnesia: The Dark Descent cover artvsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix cover art

Amnesia: The Dark DescentvsHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Amnesia: The Dark Descent leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Amnesia: The Dark DescentHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Amnesia: The Dark Descent leans harder on variance: Minor encounter variation.

Optimization3 vs 4

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix leans harder on optimization: Navigating the castle and task checklist is the game

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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