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Telling Lies cover artvsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition cover art

Telling LiesvsThe Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

Telling Lies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Telling LiesThe 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.

Variance4 vs 3

Telling Lies leans harder on variance: Non-linear fragmented footage obscures the timeline and relationships

Optimization7 vs 6

Telling Lies leans harder on optimization: Methodical keyword search and clip ordering reconstructs the hidden narrative

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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The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition