head to head
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BoxBoxBoy!vsLoom
BoxBoxBoy! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Loom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
BoxBoxBoy!Loom
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Loom leans harder on variance: Deterministic world with no randomised elements
Optimization9 vs 8
BoxBoxBoy! leans harder on optimization: Deducing box-chain shapes to clear obstacles is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.