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Scooby-Doo MysteryvsThe Wolf Among Us

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Wolf Among Us leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Execution3 vs 2

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on execution: Light platforming, no real twitch demands

Reads1 vs 0

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on reads: Culprits are scripted, no adaptation

Variance3 vs 2

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on variance: Clue placement varies between cases

Optimization6 vs 5

Scooby-Doo Mystery leans harder on optimization: Collecting and deducing clues to solve cases is the loop

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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