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Mogeko Castle cover artvsThe Last Guardian cover art

Mogeko CastlevsThe Last Guardian

Mogeko Castle leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Mogeko CastleThe Last Guardian

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

The Last Guardian leans harder on optimization: Environmental puzzles with intended solutions

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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