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Grim FandangovsThe Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve

Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Grim FandangoThe Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve

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Execution1 vs 0

Grim Fandango leans harder on execution: Tank controls are awkward but never a skill test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 7

Grim Fandango leans harder on optimization: Surreal multi-act puzzle chains demand patient causal reasoning

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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The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve