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Pokémon LeafGreen Version cover artvsWe Were Here Together cover art

Pokémon LeafGreen VersionvsWe Were Here Together

Pokémon LeafGreen Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); We Were Here Together leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Pokémon LeafGreen VersionWe Were Here Together

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

We Were Here Together leans harder on variance: Asymmetric hidden information is the core mechanic.

Optimization7 vs 8

We Were Here Together leans harder on optimization: Fixed symbol-and-mechanism puzzles, fully solvable once both sides known.

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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Pokémon LeafGreen Version

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We Were Here Together