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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter cover artvsTwin Mirror cover art

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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Twin Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Execution1 vs 0

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter leans harder on execution: Walking and looking, nothing more

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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