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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog cover artvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover art

The Murder of Sonic the HedgehogvsThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
The Murder of Sonic the HedgehogThe Vanishing of Ethan Carter

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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 Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter