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Little Inferno leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends leans harder on execution: Petting and frisbee tosses are gentle touchscreen motions

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Little Inferno leans harder on optimization: Finding burn combos is a light solvable layer

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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Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends