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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge cover artvsReturn to Zork cover art

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengevsReturn to Zork

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Return to Zork leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengeReturn to Zork

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Return to Zork leans harder on reads: Characters follow scripted responses, not adaptation

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization8 vs 8

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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