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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans harder on execution: Class trial rhythm sections add minor timing layer

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem leans harder on optimization: Solving puzzles and assembling clues is the core

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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