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King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone TomorrowvsTwelve Minutes

King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Twelve Minutes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone TomorrowTwelve Minutes

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 9

Twelve Minutes leans harder on optimization: Information is the resource; knowing exactly what to say and when fully solves the loop

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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King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow

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Twelve Minutes