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Ape Out cover artvsPac-Man 256 cover art

Ape OutvsPac-Man 256

Ape Out leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Pac-Man 256 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Ape OutPac-Man 256

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 3

Ape Out leans harder on variance: Procedurally shuffled layouts and enemy placements

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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Ape Out

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Pac-Man 256