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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video GamevsThe Spirit and the Mouse

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Spirit and the Mouse leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video GameThe Spirit and the Mouse

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Spirit and the Mouse leans harder on variance: Collectible spots are unknown until explored

Optimization4 vs 3

LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game leans harder on optimization: Completionist collectible routing is the only real puzzle

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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LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video Game

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The Spirit and the Mouse