head to head
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Sam & Max: Save the WorldvsThe Dig
Sam & Max: Save the World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Dig leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Sam & Max: Save the WorldThe Dig
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 Dig leans harder on variance: Alien machinery's purpose is hidden until experimented with.
Optimization5 vs 6
The Dig leans harder on optimization: Machine puzzles have single fixed solutions to deduce.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.