head to head
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Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimevsRoll Away
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Roll Away leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Prince of Persia: The Sands of TimeRoll Away
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 0
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time leans harder on variance: Rewind power removes most consequence of surprise
Optimization6 vs 7
Roll Away leans harder on optimization: Working out the gravity-shift route through each level is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.