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Life is Strange: Before the StormvsThe House in Fata Morgana

Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans Variance (Light / Casual); The House in Fata Morgana leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Life is Strange: Before the StormThe House in Fata Morgana

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 1

Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans harder on variance: Choice outcomes hidden on first playthrough

Optimization2 vs 3

The House in Fata Morgana leans harder on optimization: Some optional content, but the experience is largely non-optimisable

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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