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Little InfernovsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Little Inferno leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Little InfernoThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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Execution0 vs 1

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on execution: Walking and looking, nothing more

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on variance: The mystery is hidden only until discovered

Optimization3 vs 3

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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