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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly cover artvsThe Song of Saya cover art

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & ButterflyvsThe Song of Saya

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Song of Saya leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & ButterflyThe Song of Saya

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Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Song of Saya leans harder on variance: A few branch choices hide unseen endings

Optimization2 vs 1

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly leans harder on optimization: Correct drink choices for all good endings is a small solvable set

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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Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly

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The Song of Saya