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Happy Game leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Happy Game leans harder on execution: Point-and-click input with no timing pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Happy Game leans harder on variance: Surreal puzzle logic is hidden until experimented with

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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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition