head to head
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A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildvsDay of the Tentacle
A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Day of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Good Snowman Is Hard to BuildDay of the Tentacle
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Day of the Tentacle leans harder on execution: SCUMM interface eliminates any timing or motor demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.