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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc cover artvsThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark cover art

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocvsThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy HavocThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

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

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden only until found

Optimization6 vs 7

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans harder on optimization: Item-logic deduction across each case is the whole test

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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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark