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Broken Age cover artvsMystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst cover art

Broken AgevsMystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst

Broken Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst leans harder on reads: No opponent exists to predict in this solo game

Variance1 vs 2

Mystery Case Files: Return to Ravenhearst leans harder on variance: Scene layouts are fixed; nothing truly hidden randomly

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: Return to Ravenhearst