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Aaero leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

VVVVVV leans harder on execution: Pixel-perfect gravity flips through spike gauntlets

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 3

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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