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Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django leans harder on reads: Enemies and bosses are scripted, not adapting

Variance3 vs 2

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django leans harder on variance: Solar-sensor sunlight adds real-world unpredictability

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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