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Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror cover artvsOld Man's Journey cover art

Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorvsOld Man's Journey

Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Old Man's Journey leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorOld Man's Journey

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 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

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: The Smoking Mirror

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Old Man's Journey