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Day of the TentaclevsIndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

Day of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Day of the TentacleIndiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

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

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans harder on variance: Solutions hidden until reasoned out

Optimization9 vs 8

Day of the Tentacle leans harder on optimization: Cross-era cause-and-effect chains form a tightly solvable logic puzzle

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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