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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons cover artvsLEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga cover art

Brothers: A Tale of Two SonsvsLEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Brothers: A Tale of Two SonsLEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga leans harder on variance: Deterministic levels with known secrets

Optimization4 vs 5

LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga leans harder on optimization: Completion routing, stud multipliers and unlock order

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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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

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LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga