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Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends cover artvsThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe cover art

Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New FriendsvsThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New FriendsThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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Execution1 vs 0

Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends leans harder on execution: Petting and trick training need no dexterity

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

Nintendogs + Cats: Toy Poodle & New Friends leans harder on optimization: Contest training schedules are lightly optimisable

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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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe