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Erica leans Variance (Light / Casual); Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
EricaHenry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex leans harder on execution: Occasional QTEs but mostly choice selection

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Erica leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes hidden on first viewing

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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Henry Stickmin: Fleeing the Complex