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Myst: Masterpiece Edition cover artvsThe Curse of Monkey Island cover art

Myst: Masterpiece EditionvsThe Curse of Monkey Island

Myst: Masterpiece Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Myst: Masterpiece EditionThe Curse of Monkey Island

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

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.

Optimization8 vs 7

Myst: Masterpiece Edition leans harder on optimization: Deducing machine logic from environmental clues is the whole game

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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Myst: Masterpiece Edition

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The Curse of Monkey Island