head to head
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Heavy RainvsLEGO Harry Potter Collection: Years 5-7
Heavy Rain leans Execution (Light / Casual); LEGO Harry Potter Collection: Years 5-7 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Heavy RainLEGO Harry Potter Collection: Years 5-7
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Heavy Rain leans harder on variance: First-run uncertainty about consequences
Optimization3 vs 4
LEGO Harry Potter Collection: Years 5-7 leans harder on optimization: Collecting studs and solving spell puzzles is the loop
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.