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Mystery Case Files: HuntsvillevsSamorost

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Samorost leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 1

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville leans harder on execution: Timed scenes add mild click pressure

Reads1 vs 0

Mystery Case Files: Huntsville leans harder on reads: No opponent to predict in solo play

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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