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Picross S cover artvsThe Talos Principle cover art

Picross SvsThe Talos Principle

Picross S leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Talos Principle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION9 /10
Picross SThe Talos Principle

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization9 vs 9

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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Picross S

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The Talos Principle