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Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate cover artvsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition cover art

Runaway 3: A Twist of FatevsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Runaway 3: A Twist of FateThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Axis by axis

Execution0 vs 0

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden information until discovered

Optimization6 vs 6

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.

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Runaway 3: A Twist of Fate

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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition