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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge cover artvsThe Raven Remastered cover art

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengevsThe Raven Remastered

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Raven Remastered leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's RevengeThe Raven Remastered

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Raven Remastered leans harder on variance: Whodunit twists are hidden information until revealed

Optimization8 vs 7

Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge leans harder on optimization: Multi-step puzzle chains reward systematic item and dialogue mapping

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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Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge

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The Raven Remastered