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Hello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's End cover artvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art

Hello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's EndvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Hello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's End leans Variance (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
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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.

Variance3 vs 2

Hello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's End leans harder on variance: Surreal story turns are hidden until experienced

Optimization2 vs 3

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on optimization: Reconstructing event sequences is light deduction

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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Hello Charlotte Ep.3: Childhood's End

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter