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Das BalkonzimmervsFirewatch

Das Balkonzimmer leans Execution (Light / Casual); Firewatch leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Das Balkonzimmer leans harder on execution: Aiming and flinging objects is loose, low-stakes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization1 vs 2

Firewatch leans harder on optimization: Few systems to optimize.

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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