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Detroit: Become Human cover artvsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire cover art

Detroit: Become HumanvsHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Detroit: Become Human leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire leans Execution (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Detroit: Become HumanHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Execution2 vs 3

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire leans harder on execution: Simple co-op spell casting with generous timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Detroit: Become Human leans harder on variance: Branch consequences are hidden information until explored

Optimization3 vs 3

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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