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Gorogoa leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
GorogoaThe Excavation of Hob's Barrow

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Execution0 vs 1

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans harder on execution: Pure point-and-click pacing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow leans harder on variance: Dread comes from unknowns that vanish on replay

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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