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Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer cover artvsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP cover art

Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteervsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteerSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans harder on execution: Simple timed parries are the only dexterity ask

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans harder on variance: Moon-phase secrets are hidden until discovered

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer

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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP