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MiSide cover artvsSummer of '58 cover art

MiSidevsSummer of '58

MiSide leans Variance (Light / Casual); Summer of '58 leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
MiSideSummer of '58

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

MiSide leans harder on optimization: Linear narrative with simple puzzles to step through

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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MiSide

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Summer of '58