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Alex Kidd in Miracle WorldvsPeak
Alex Kidd in Miracle World leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Peak leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alex Kidd in Miracle WorldPeak
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Alex Kidd in Miracle World leans harder on reads: Janken bosses follow fixed sequences, not adaptation
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Peak leans harder on optimization: Routing the wall and rationing items decides summit attempts
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.