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Dude, Stop cover artvsFran Bow cover art

Dude, StopvsFran Bow

Dude, Stop leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fran Bow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Dude, StopFran Bow

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.

Variance1 vs 2

Fran Bow leans harder on variance: Hidden story layers until discovered

Optimization4 vs 5

Fran Bow leans harder on optimization: Fixed puzzle solutions; fully solvable

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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