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Batman: The Telltale Series cover artvsJu-on: The Grudge cover art

Batman: The Telltale SeriesvsJu-on: The Grudge

Batman: The Telltale Series leans Variance (Light / Casual); Ju-on: The Grudge leans Variance (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Batman: The Telltale SeriesJu-on: The Grudge

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on execution: Pointing a flashlight and walking forward needs little skill

Reads0 vs 1

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on reads: Scares are scripted or random, not an adaptive mind

Variance2 vs 4

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on variance: Hidden scares add randomized startle moments

Optimization2 vs 2

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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Batman: The Telltale Series

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Ju-on: The Grudge