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Gauntlet II cover artvsPrototype 2 cover art

Gauntlet IIvsPrototype 2

Gauntlet II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Prototype 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Gauntlet IIPrototype 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Prototype 2 leans harder on reads: Blackwatch and infected never adapt

Variance3 vs 2

Gauntlet II leans harder on variance: Unknown maze layouts, fake exits and secret rooms until learned

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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Gauntlet II

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Prototype 2