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Human Resource Machine cover artvsThe Talos Principle cover art

Human Resource MachinevsThe Talos Principle

Human Resource Machine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Talos Principle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION10 /10
Human Resource MachineThe Talos Principle

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization10 vs 9

Human Resource Machine leans harder on optimization: Writing minimal correct assembly-like programs to pass each input sequence

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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Human Resource Machine

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The Talos Principle