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The Walking Dead: Season Two leans Execution (Light / Casual); Townscaper leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION1 /10
The Walking Dead: Season TwoTownscaper

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Execution1 vs 0

The Walking Dead: Season Two leans harder on execution: Occasional QTEs with generous timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

The Walking Dead: Season Two leans harder on variance: Choice outcomes are unknown only on first play

Optimization1 vs 1

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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