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Detective Pikachu Returns cover artvsOmori cover art

Detective Pikachu ReturnsvsOmori

Detective Pikachu Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Omori leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Detective Pikachu Returns leans harder on reads: Suspects are scripted, not adapting to you

Variance1 vs 2

Omori leans harder on variance: Minor drop and emotion randomness

Optimization5 vs 5

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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