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Back to the Future: The Game cover artvsThe Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief cover art

Back to the Future: The GamevsThe Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief

Back to the Future: The Game leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Back to the Future: The GameThe Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief

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 3

The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief leans harder on variance: Whodunit information is hidden until the story reveals it

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Back to the Future: The Game

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The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief