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Frog FractionsvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Frog Fractions leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Frog FractionsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Frog Fractions leans harder on execution: Simple inputs across its genre parodies

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Frog Fractions leans harder on variance: The hidden surprise structure IS the game once

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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