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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc cover artvsNancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes cover art

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocvsNancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

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

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans harder on reads: Suspects are scripted, no mind to out-predict

Variance2 vs 3

Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes leans harder on variance: Hidden clues and evidence to investigate, fixed once found

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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Nancy Drew: Alibi in Ashes