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Gemini RuevsSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

Gemini Rue leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Gemini RueSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers

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.

Variance3 vs 5

Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers leans harder on variance: Hidden death traps and unknown item uses until learned

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers