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The Escapists cover artvsWorld of Goo cover art

The EscapistsvsWorld of Goo

The Escapists leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); World of Goo leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 3

World of Goo leans harder on execution: Placing goo balls needs only mild precision

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

The Escapists leans harder on variance: Desk loot and inmate favours mildly random

Optimization8 vs 8

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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