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The Longest Journey cover artvsThe Wizard and the Princess cover art

The Longest JourneyvsThe Wizard and the Princess

The Longest Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Wizard and the Princess leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION8 /10
The Longest JourneyThe Wizard and the Princess

Axis by axis

Execution1 vs 1

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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