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Back to the Future: The GamevsSam & Max: Save the World
Back to the Future: The Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sam & Max: Save the World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Back to the Future: The GameSam & Max: Save the World
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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Back to the Future: The Game leans harder on optimization: Light item-logic puzzles drive each episode
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.