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Grim Fandango Remastered cover artvsPutt-Putt Saves the Zoo cover art

Grim Fandango RemasteredvsPutt-Putt Saves the Zoo

Grim Fandango Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Grim Fandango RemasteredPutt-Putt Saves the Zoo

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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo leans harder on variance: Item locations shuffle lightly between playthroughs

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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