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The Curse of Monkey Island cover artvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes cover art

The Curse of Monkey IslandvsThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

The Curse of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Testament of Sherlock Holmes leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION0 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Curse of Monkey IslandThe Testament of Sherlock Holmes

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.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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The Curse of Monkey Island

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The Testament of Sherlock Holmes