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Partisans 1941 cover artvsWorld of Goo cover art

Partisans 1941vsWorld of Goo

Partisans 1941 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World of Goo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
Partisans 1941World of Goo

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Partisans 1941 leans harder on variance: Patrol layouts are scripted-but-unknown until scouted

Optimization8 vs 8

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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