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Circle of Blood cover artvsHenry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex cover art

Circle of BloodvsHenry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex

Circle of Blood leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Circle of BloodHenry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex leans harder on variance: Outcomes hidden until you pick, authored fails

Optimization3 vs 3

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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Circle of Blood

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Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex