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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows cover artvsEverlasting Summer cover art

Corpse Party: Book of ShadowsvsEverlasting Summer

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Everlasting Summer leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Corpse Party: Book of ShadowsEverlasting Summer

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows leans harder on variance: Wrong-end triggers are hidden until discovered

Optimization4 vs 3

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows leans harder on optimization: Mapping flags and choices to endings is the only system

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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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows

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Everlasting Summer