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Planet of Lana cover artvsSkylanders: Imaginators cover art

Planet of LanavsSkylanders: Imaginators

Planet of Lana leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Skylanders: Imaginators leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Planet of LanaSkylanders: Imaginators

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.

Variance1 vs 2

Skylanders: Imaginators leans harder on variance: Loot drops add mild randomness to builds

Optimization5 vs 4

Planet of Lana leans harder on optimization: Companion-command puzzles have single solutions

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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Skylanders: Imaginators