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Reveil leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /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

Reveil leans harder on variance: The circus past is hidden information revealed on rails

Optimization4 vs 3

Reveil leans harder on optimization: Environmental puzzles have fixed discoverable solutions

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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