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Day of the Tentacle Remastered cover artvsThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier cover art

Day of the Tentacle RemasteredvsThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier

Day of the Tentacle Remastered leans Optimization (Light / Casual); The Walking Dead: A New Frontier leans Variance (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Day of the Tentacle RemasteredThe Walking Dead: A New Frontier

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 2

The Walking Dead: A New Frontier leans harder on variance: Outcomes are hidden only on a first playthrough

Optimization3 vs 2

Day of the Tentacle Remastered leans harder on optimization: time-travel puzzle logic is 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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The Walking Dead: A New Frontier