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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis cover artvsReturn of the Tentacle cover art

Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisvsReturn of the Tentacle

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisReturn of the Tentacle

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.

Variance2 vs 3

Return of the Tentacle leans harder on variance: Solutions are scripted-but-unknown until discovered

Optimization8 vs 7

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans harder on optimization: Three-path puzzle chains reward deduction

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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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis

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Return of the Tentacle