head to head
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Loco MotivevsUnpacking
Loco Motive leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Unpacking leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Loco MotiveUnpacking
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Loco Motive leans harder on reads: Suspects are scripted characters, not adapting to you
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Loco Motive leans harder on optimization: Solving inventory puzzles and unraveling the fixed mystery
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.