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Cube Escape: Seasons cover artvsThe Curse of Monkey Island cover art

Cube Escape: SeasonsvsThe Curse of Monkey Island

Cube Escape: Seasons leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Cube Escape: SeasonsThe Curse of Monkey Island

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

The Curse of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: inventory logic puzzles are fully 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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Cube Escape: Seasons

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The Curse of Monkey Island