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The Room 4: Old Sins cover artvsThe Secret of Monkey Island cover art

The Room 4: Old SinsvsThe Secret of Monkey Island

The Room 4: Old Sins leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Secret of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
The Room 4: Old SinsThe 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 Room 4: Old Sins

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The Secret of Monkey Island