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Anodyne 2: Return to Dust leans Execution (Light / Casual); LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Anodyne 2: Return to Dust leans harder on variance: minor randomness in exploration

Optimization3 vs 4

LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes leans harder on optimization: Matching character abilities to gated collectibles

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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LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes