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Steins;Gate cover artvsThe House in Fata Morgana cover art

Steins;GatevsThe House in Fata Morgana

Steins;Gate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The House in Fata Morgana leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Steins;Gate leans harder on optimization: Mapping exact phone responses to unlock the True End is solvable

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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