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Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis cover artvsRiven: The Sequel to Myst cover art

Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisvsRiven: The Sequel to Myst

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Riven: The Sequel to Myst leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisRiven: The Sequel to Myst

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 0

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking, light fistfight option

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 0

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans harder on variance: Solutions hidden until reasoned out

Optimization8 vs 9

Riven: The Sequel to Myst leans harder on optimization: pure logic-puzzle solving, walkthrough-solvable

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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