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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition cover artvsThe Walking Dead cover art

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered EditionvsThe Walking Dead

Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Walking Dead leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered EditionThe Walking Dead

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Walking Dead leans harder on variance: Branch outcomes are hidden on a first playthrough only

Optimization2 vs 2

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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 Walking Dead