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Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightvsLa-Mulana
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); La-Mulana leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightLa-Mulana
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
La-Mulana leans harder on execution: Stiff jumps and savage Guardian fights.
Reads1 vs 0
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses
Variance3 vs 4
La-Mulana leans harder on variance: Unknowable puzzle clues and traps until deciphered.
Optimization7 vs 8
La-Mulana leans harder on optimization: Decoding tablet riddles converges into pure solved knowledge.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.