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Batman: The Telltale SeriesvsPhantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Batman: The Telltale Series leans Variance (Light / Casual); Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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Axis by axis

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 1

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

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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Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh