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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero leans harder on execution: minimal action, some timed puzzle sequences

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero leans harder on variance: random encounters and skill-check rolls

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc

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Hero's Quest: So You Want to Be a Hero