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Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil cover artvsThe Longest Journey cover art

Black Mirror II: Reigning EvilvsThe Longest Journey

Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Longest Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Black Mirror II: Reigning EvilThe Longest Journey

Axis by axis

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

The Longest Journey leans harder on variance: Linear world states with essentially no hidden randomness

Optimization7 vs 8

The Longest Journey leans harder on optimization: Inventory puzzles require systematic lateral thinking across two realms

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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Black Mirror II: Reigning Evil

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The Longest Journey