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Burnout 3: Takedown leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Touhou Yumejikuu: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 3

Touhou Yumejikuu: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream leans harder on reads: Human versus adds attack-timing mind-games; AI is scripted

Variance2 vs 3

Touhou Yumejikuu: Phantasmagoria of Dim. Dream leans harder on variance: Opponent-triggered bullet spam creates unpredictable screens

Optimization5 vs 5

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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