head to head
vs
Return of the Obra DinnvsThe Talos Principle
Return of the Obra Dinn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Talos Principle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Return of the Obra DinnThe Talos Principle
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Talos Principle leans harder on execution: Carrying items and timing fan avoidance is trivial
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 0
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization10 vs 9
Return of the Obra Dinn leans harder on optimization: Pure deductive logic on a fixed manifest
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.