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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey cover artvsThe Da Vinci Code cover art

Dreamfall: The Longest JourneyvsThe Da Vinci Code

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Da Vinci Code leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Dreamfall: The Longest JourneyThe Da Vinci Code

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Da Vinci Code leans harder on variance: Puzzle answers are hidden only until found

Optimization6 vs 6

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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