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The Wolf Among Us leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unpacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Execution2 vs 1

The Wolf Among Us leans harder on execution: Action sequences use basic QTE with low penalty for failure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

The Wolf Among Us leans harder on variance: Investigation choices partially obscure which evidence matters

Optimization5 vs 5

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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