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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Syberia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure leans harder on variance: Puzzle answers hidden on first play

Optimization8 vs 7

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure leans harder on optimization: Dialogue routes and Grail-lore 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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