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Blockout leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 9

Cuphead leans harder on execution: Tight dodging and parry timing decide every boss.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Blockout leans harder on variance: Piece sequence is random but quickly bounded

Optimization6 vs 6

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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