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Ghost of a TalevsIndiana Jones and the Great Circle

Ghost of a Tale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Indiana Jones and the Great Circle leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle leans harder on execution: First-person brawling and stealth timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Ghost of a Tale leans harder on variance: Quest items and routes hidden first time

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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