head to head
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Her StoryvsThe Colonel's Bequest
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Colonel's Bequest leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryThe Colonel's Bequest
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Colonel's Bequest leans harder on execution: Almost pure observation; trivial physical demands
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 6
The Colonel's Bequest leans harder on variance: Hidden clock-driven events and clues you must discover blind
Optimization7 vs 6
Her Story leans harder on optimization: Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.