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Bendy and the Ink MachinevsThe Wolf Among Us

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Wolf Among Us leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Bendy and the Ink MachineThe Wolf Among Us

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Bendy and the Ink Machine leans harder on variance: First-run jump scares and Bendy roams

Optimization4 vs 5

The Wolf Among Us leans harder on optimization: Scene order and evidence collection allow minor optimisation of deduction paths

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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