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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc cover artvsKing's Quest II: Romancing the Throne cover art

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocvsKing's Quest II: Romancing the Throne

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocKing's Quest II: Romancing the Throne

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.

Variance2 vs 3

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne leans harder on variance: Unforeshadowed deaths and hidden items punish first-timers

Optimization6 vs 7

King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne leans harder on optimization: Item logic and puzzle order are fully solvable with knowledge

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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King's Quest II: Romancing the Throne