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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery cover artvsTales of Monkey Island cover art

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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Behind the Frame: The Finest SceneryTales of Monkey Island

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Execution1 vs 0

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery leans harder on execution: Painting strokes and clicks, no dexterity test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Tales of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Episodic inventory puzzles each have one intended solution.

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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