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Life is Strange: Before the Storm cover artvsMoe Era cover art

Life is Strange: Before the StormvsMoe Era

Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans Variance (Light / Casual); Moe Era leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Life is Strange: Before the StormMoe Era

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Moe Era leans harder on variance: Route outcomes hidden until a first read

Optimization2 vs 3

Moe Era leans harder on optimization: Few choices to map; mostly linear reading

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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Life is Strange: Before the Storm

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