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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney cover artvsThe Gardens Between cover art

Apollo Justice: Ace AttorneyvsThe Gardens Between

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Gardens Between leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney leans harder on variance: Perceive system hides tells until the player scans testimony

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney

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