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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse cover artvsLast Window: The Secret of Cape West cover art

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CursevsLast Window: The Secret of Cape West

Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Last Window: The Secret of Cape West leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CurseLast Window: The Secret of Cape West

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 1

Last Window: The Secret of Cape West leans harder on execution: Light touchscreen puzzle fiddling, nothing demanding.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Last Window: The Secret of Cape West leans harder on variance: Apartment residents' secrets stay hidden until pried loose.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse

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Last Window: The Secret of Cape West