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Gorogoa cover artvsShivers cover art

GorogoavsShivers

Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shivers leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Shivers leans harder on execution: First-person slideshow clicking, no dexterity

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Shivers leans harder on variance: Vessel locations and museum lore are hidden until explored

Optimization7 vs 7

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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