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Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness cover artvsThe Stanley Parable cover art

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory HappinessvsThe Stanley Parable

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Stanley Parable leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory HappinessThe Stanley Parable

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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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 2

Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness leans harder on optimization: Mapping choice trees to endings is light solvable work

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