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Ronin cover artvsWorld of Goo cover art

RoninvsWorld of Goo

Ronin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World of Goo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
RoninWorld of Goo

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 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

World of Goo leans harder on optimization: Tower structure and goo economy are solvable per level

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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