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Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm AlienvsDonkey Kong Junior
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Donkey Kong Junior leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm AlienDonkey Kong Junior
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance0 vs 1
Donkey Kong Junior leans harder on variance: minor enemy timing variance
Optimization3 vs 2
Bit.Trip Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien leans harder on optimization: Memorising layouts helps but execution still gates clears
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.