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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee cover artvsUnravel Two cover art

Oddworld: Abe's OddyseevsUnravel Two

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Unravel Two leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Oddworld: Abe's OddyseeUnravel Two

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on execution: Precise platforming and stealth timing kill instantly

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee leans harder on optimization: Mudokon rescue routes and puzzle solutions are solvable

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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Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee

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Unravel Two