CORRECT. THE HISTORIES ARE MORE VASTLY DIFFERENT THE FURTHER YOU GET FROM “DIRECT.” THOUGH, EVEN IN THE “DIRECT” ONES, IT IS MOSTLY THE CHARACTERS PLAYING THE GAMES THAT ARE SIMILAR MORE THAN THE ACTIONS TAKEN.
THIS IS SEEN MORE CLEARLY WHEN YOU LOOK AT RELATIONSHIPS OR UNCOMMON FEATURES. MY DIRECT ALTERNATE, THOUGH DIFFERENT IN PERSONALITY, HAD PARENTS OF ROUGHLY THE SAME ATTITUDES, AND OTHER SIMILARITIES, WHICH MAKE HIM MINE.
THE GASTER I LINKED SEEMS CLOSE TO ME SINCE THEY ARE BOTH CALLED “VALDEMAR” WHICH IS AN UNCOMMON FEATURE. SINCE IT IS UNCOMMON AND A SIMILARITY, I WOULD CALL THEM DIRECT.
W. D. GASTER 