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Monument Valley 2vsSam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Monument Valley 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Monument Valley 2Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Monument Valley 2 leans harder on execution: Gentle touch controls, no reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Monument Valley 2 leans harder on optimization: Geometry manipulation 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.