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Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyvsThe Goonies

Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Goonies leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Jak and Daxter: The Precursor LegacyThe Goonies

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Goonies leans harder on variance: Hidden items behind doors are unknown until found

Optimization5 vs 6

The Goonies leans harder on optimization: Learning key and friend locations per stage is the game

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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