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8-Bit Bayonetta leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire leans Execution (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION2 /10
8-Bit BayonettaHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

8-Bit Bayonetta leans harder on execution: Jump-and-shoot timing is the whole minigame

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization2 vs 3

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire leans harder on optimization: Light card collection and spell upgrade choices

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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