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Avicii Invector cover artvsOctodad: Dadliest Catch cover art

Avicii InvectorvsOctodad: Dadliest Catch

Avicii Invector leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Execution8 vs 7

Avicii Invector leans harder on execution: Note-perfect timing through track charts is the whole test

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Octodad: Dadliest Catch leans harder on variance: Physics wobble adds slapstick unpredictability

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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Octodad: Dadliest Catch