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Flipping Death cover artvsTrine cover art

Flipping DeathvsTrine

Flipping Death leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Trine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Trine leans harder on execution: Physics platforming and wizard-box stacking need dexterity

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Trine leans harder on optimization: Choosing the right hero and contraption solves each obstacle

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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