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Day of the Tentacle Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Second Life leans Optimization (Mind & Math).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Day of the Tentacle Remastered leans harder on execution: no physical skill, point-and-click

Reads0 vs 2

Second Life leans harder on reads: Social and market dealings involve real people

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Second Life leans harder on optimization: Linden economy and content creation reward savvy

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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