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Kholat cover artvsWhen the Past Was Around cover art

KholatvsWhen the Past Was Around

Kholat leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); When the Past Was Around leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
KholatWhen the Past Was Around

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

When the Past Was Around leans harder on variance: Puzzle logic is hidden until each vignette is decoded

Optimization4 vs 4

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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