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Full Throttle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Scooby-Doo Mystery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on reads: Culprits are scripted, no adaptation

Variance1 vs 3

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on variance: Clue placement varies between cases

Optimization7 vs 6

Full Throttle leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions are fixed and discoverable through systematic exploration

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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