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Batman: The Telltale Series leans Variance (Light / Casual); Kids leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

Batman: The Telltale Series leans harder on execution: Quick-time combat is choreography, not skill

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 0

Batman: The Telltale Series leans harder on variance: Story branches are hidden information once through

Optimization2 vs 1

Batman: The Telltale Series leans harder on optimization: Detective scenes are guided with no real 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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