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Braid cover artvsTrine cover art

BraidvsTrine

Braid leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Trine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
BraidTrine

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Trine leans harder on variance: Levels are static and fully visible

Optimization9 vs 7

Braid leans harder on optimization: Understanding each world's time-manipulation rule and its exact solution 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.

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