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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony cover artvsThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark cover art

Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyvsThe Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark

Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyThe 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

Optimization7 vs 7

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 V3: Killing Harmony

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The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark