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Oxenfree leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode Two leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution1 vs 2

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode Two leans harder on execution: Timed attack prompts add a light dexterity layer

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode Two leans harder on optimization: Team loadouts and attack timing economy are easily solvable

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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Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode Two