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Animal Crossing: New HorizonsvsPlease, Don't Touch Anything

Animal Crossing: New Horizons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Please, Don't Touch Anything leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Animal Crossing: New HorizonsPlease, Don't Touch Anything

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.

Variance3 vs 4

Please, Don't Touch Anything leans harder on variance: Hidden endings are unknown information to uncover

Optimization6 vs 7

Please, Don't Touch Anything leans harder on optimization: Decoding the panel's cryptic logic is pure puzzle-solving

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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