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Broken Age cover artvsMystery Case Files: 13th Skull cover art

Broken AgevsMystery Case Files: 13th Skull

Broken Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Broken AgeMystery Case Files: 13th Skull

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponent, puzzles are fixed

Variance1 vs 2

Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull leans harder on variance: Hidden-object locations unknown until searched

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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Mystery Case Files: 13th Skull