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Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer cover artvsHotel Dusk: Room 215 cover art

Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteervsHotel Dusk: Room 215

Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hotel Dusk: Room 215 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteerHotel Dusk: Room 215

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.

Variance1 vs 2

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 leans harder on variance: Story info hidden until questioned out

Optimization4 vs 5

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 leans harder on optimization: Choosing right dialogue and solving set puzzles

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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Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer

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Hotel Dusk: Room 215