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Botanicula leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scooby-Doo Mystery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 3

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on execution: Light platforming, no real twitch demands

Reads0 vs 1

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on reads: Culprits are scripted, no adaptation

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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