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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony cover artvsNancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel cover art

Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyvsNancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyNancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel

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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

Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel leans harder on variance: Clues are hidden information until uncovered

Optimization7 vs 6

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony leans harder on optimization: Mastering all trial minigames and argument logic is the optimisable path

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 V3: Killing Harmony

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Nancy Drew: The Haunted Carousel