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FingerbonesvsFirewatch

Fingerbones leans Variance (Light / Casual); Firewatch leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
FingerbonesFirewatch

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Firewatch leans harder on execution: Walking and radio dialogue only.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Fingerbones leans harder on variance: The story is hidden information revealed once

Optimization2 vs 2

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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