head to head

FAR: Lone Sails cover artvsThe Fall cover art

FAR: Lone SailsvsThe Fall

FAR: Lone Sails leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Fall leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FAR: Lone SailsThe Fall

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 Fall leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden until reasoned out

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.

full breakdown

FAR: Lone Sails

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The Fall