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Lemmings 3D cover artvsPortal 2 cover art

Lemmings 3DvsPortal 2

Lemmings 3D leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Portal 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Lemmings 3DPortal 2

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Lemmings 3D leans harder on variance: Levels are fixed puzzles with nothing hidden

Optimization8 vs 9

Portal 2 leans harder on optimization: Solving the puzzle's logic IS the entire 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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Lemmings 3D

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Portal 2