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Narcissu cover artvsThe Beginner's Guide cover art

NarcissuvsThe Beginner's Guide

Narcissu leans Execution (Light / Casual); The Beginner's Guide leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION0 /10
NarcissuThe Beginner's Guide

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Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization0 vs 1

The Beginner's Guide leans harder on optimization: Nothing to optimize; it is a guided essay.

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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