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Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel cover artvsThe Cat Lady cover art

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death AngelvsThe Cat Lady

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cat Lady leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel leans harder on variance: Unknown procedures punish first-timers

Optimization7 vs 6

Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel leans harder on optimization: Following exact police procedure is the solvable core

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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