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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony cover artvsPolice Quest III: The Kindred cover art

Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyvsPolice Quest III: The Kindred

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Police Quest III: The Kindred leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyPolice Quest III: The Kindred

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

Police Quest III: The Kindred leans harder on variance: Case clues are hidden until you investigate

Optimization7 vs 8

Police Quest III: The Kindred leans harder on optimization: Following exact police procedure is literally the win condition

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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Police Quest III: The Kindred