head to head
vs
Quern - Undying ThoughtsvsThe Talos Principle
Quern - Undying Thoughts leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Talos Principle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Quern - Undying ThoughtsThe 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.
Variance1 vs 0
Quern - Undying Thoughts leans harder on variance: Everything observable; surprises are first-run only
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.