head to head
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Four Last ThingsvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Four Last Things leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Four Last ThingsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on execution: Walking and looking, nothing more
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Four Last Things leans harder on optimization: Light inventory puzzles are the only solvable layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.