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Thank Goodness You're Here!vsWhat Remains of Edith Finch
Thank Goodness You're Here! leans Optimization (Light / Casual); What Remains of Edith Finch leans Execution (Light / Casual).
Thank Goodness You're Here!What Remains of Edith Finch
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
What Remains of Edith Finch leans harder on execution: Varied vignettes require light input skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
What Remains of Edith Finch leans harder on variance: Stories are fixed.
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.