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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance cover artvsTypoman cover art

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Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Typoman leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance leans harder on variance: Minor relic and drop luck.

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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