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Scribblenauts Unlimited cover artvsThe Cave cover art

Scribblenauts UnlimitedvsThe Cave

Scribblenauts Unlimited leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Cave leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Scribblenauts UnlimitedThe Cave

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 2

The Cave leans harder on execution: Undemanding platforming with no timing pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Cave leans harder on variance: Each character's section is unknown on first descent

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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