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999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsvsPlease, Don't Touch Anything 3D
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine DoorsPlease, Don't Touch Anything 3D
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D leans harder on variance: Dozens of hidden outcomes invite blind experimentation
Optimization6 vs 7
Please, Don't Touch Anything 3D leans harder on optimization: Endings are fixed codes; mapping them solves everything
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.