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Broken Age cover artvsCSI: Deadly Intent cover art

Broken AgevsCSI: Deadly Intent

Broken Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); CSI: Deadly Intent leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Broken AgeCSI: Deadly Intent

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

CSI: Deadly Intent leans harder on reads: Suspects give scripted responses, not adapting

Variance1 vs 2

CSI: Deadly Intent leans harder on variance: Evidence locations unknown until scenes are searched

Optimization7 vs 7

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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CSI: Deadly Intent