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Grim Fandango Remastered cover artvsPhantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh cover art

Grim Fandango RemasteredvsPhantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Grim Fandango Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Grim Fandango RemasteredPhantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Grim Fandango Remastered leans harder on execution: no physical skill ceiling, point-and-click

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Grim Fandango Remastered leans harder on optimization: item and dialogue puzzle logic 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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Phantasmagoria 2: A Puzzle of Flesh