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Gyakuten Kenji 2vsThe Curse of Monkey Island
Gyakuten Kenji 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Gyakuten Kenji 2The Curse of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Gyakuten Kenji 2 leans harder on variance: Case truths are hidden information revealed on rails
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.