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The QuarryvsWe Went Back
The Quarry leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); We Went Back leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
The QuarryWe Went Back
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
The Quarry leans harder on execution: QTE prompts are the only dexterity test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
We Went Back leans harder on optimization: Noticing loop differences and deducing the exit is the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.