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Myst V: End of Ages cover artvsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation cover art

Myst V: End of AgesvsNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

Myst V: End of Ages leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Myst V: End of AgesNeighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on execution: light timing on trap execution

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation leans harder on variance: some randomness in reaction timing

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Myst V: End of Ages

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Neighbours from Hell 2: On Vacation