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The Last GuardianvsThe Wolf Among Us

The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Wolf Among Us leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
The Last GuardianThe Wolf Among Us

Axis by axis

Execution2 vs 2

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

The Last Guardian leans harder on variance: Trico's unpredictable compliance adds noise

Optimization5 vs 5

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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