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Cube Escape: The Cave cover artvsThe Curse of Monkey Island cover art

Cube Escape: The CavevsThe Curse of Monkey Island

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

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Cube Escape: The CaveThe 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.

Variance4 vs 3

Cube Escape: The Cave leans harder on variance: Surreal clues are hidden information until uncovered

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Cube Escape: The Cave

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The Curse of Monkey Island