head to head

Ju-on: The Grudge cover artvsSOMA cover art

Ju-on: The GrudgevsSOMA

Ju-on: The Grudge leans Variance (Twitch Chaos); SOMA leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Ju-on: The GrudgeSOMA

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on reads: Scares are scripted or random, not an adaptive mind

Variance4 vs 2

Ju-on: The Grudge leans harder on variance: Hidden scares add randomized startle moments

Optimization2 vs 3

SOMA leans harder on optimization: Few systems to optimize.

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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Ju-on: The Grudge

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