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Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisvsThe Past Within

Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Past Within leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Indiana Jones and the Fate of AtlantisThe Past Within

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

The Past Within leans harder on reads: Partner cooperates rather than opposes; trivial adaptation.

Variance2 vs 4

The Past Within leans harder on variance: Each player holds information hidden from the other.

Optimization8 vs 8

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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