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Emily is Away cover artvsOne Night Stand cover art

Emily is AwayvsOne Night Stand

Emily is Away leans Variance (Light / Casual); One Night Stand leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Emily is AwayOne Night Stand

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

One Night Stand leans harder on variance: Hidden backstory clues are unknown until snooped

Optimization2 vs 3

One Night Stand leans harder on optimization: Mapping choices to endings converges after few replays

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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