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Batman & RobinvsLimbo

Batman & Robin leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Batman & RobinLimbo

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Limbo leans harder on execution: Tight platforming with trial-and-error.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Limbo leans harder on optimization: Puzzles have fixed solutions.

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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