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36 Fragments of MidnightvsWarioWare: Smooth Moves

36 Fragments of Midnight leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
36 Fragments of MidnightWarioWare: Smooth Moves

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on execution: Instant motion-pose changes and gesture accuracy under pressure

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 3

WarioWare: Smooth Moves leans harder on optimization: Learning every form and microgame solution converges

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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36 Fragments of Midnight

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