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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc cover artvsScratches: Director's Cut cover art

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocvsScratches: Director's Cut

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scratches: Director's Cut leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocScratches: Director's Cut

Axis by axis

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 3

Scratches: Director's Cut leans harder on variance: The mystery is hidden information revealed at fixed beats

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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Scratches: Director's Cut