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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut cover artvsSimon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe cover art

Disco Elysium: The Final CutvsSimon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe

Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Disco Elysium: The Final CutSimon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe

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.

Variance5 vs 6

Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden information until found or spoiled

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

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Simon the Sorcerer II: The Lion, the Wizard and the Wardrobe