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Quell leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return of the Obra Dinn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

Quell leans harder on execution: Swipes only; no timing pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 10

Return of the Obra Dinn leans harder on optimization: Pure deductive logic on a fixed manifest

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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