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Fran BowvsSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Fran Bow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Fran BowSuperbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP leans harder on execution: Simple timed parries are the only dexterity ask

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Fran Bow leans harder on optimization: Fixed puzzle solutions; fully solvable

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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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP