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Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Deponia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Deponia leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzle world with fixed solutions

Optimization7 vs 8

Deponia leans harder on optimization: Convoluted Rube Goldberg puzzle chains demand careful causal mapping

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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