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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror cover artvsMinecraft: Story Mode - Season Two cover art

Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorvsMinecraft: Story Mode - Season Two

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorMinecraft: Story Mode - Season Two

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two leans harder on variance: Choice outcomes are unknown the first time only

Optimization3 vs 2

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans harder on optimization: item puzzle logic is solvable

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: The Smoking Mirror

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Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two