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The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show cover artvsThe Secret of Monkey Island cover art

The Mr. Rabbit Magic ShowvsThe Secret of Monkey Island

The Mr. Rabbit Magic Show leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Mr. Rabbit Magic ShowThe Secret of Monkey Island

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.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

The Secret of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Correct item combinations and dialogue chains fully determine progress

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 Mr. Rabbit Magic Show

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The Secret of Monkey Island