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Klonoa: Empire of Dreams cover artvsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time cover art

Klonoa: Empire of DreamsvsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Klonoa: Empire of DreamsPrince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans harder on variance: Rewind power removes most consequence of surprise

Optimization7 vs 6

Klonoa: Empire of Dreams leans harder on optimization: Working out each room's enemy-toss solution is the real 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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Klonoa: Empire of Dreams

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Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time