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Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth cover artvsSuper Mario 64 cover art

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirthvsSuper Mario 64

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirthSuper Mario 64

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth leans harder on optimization: Learning patterns and stage routes is half the mastery

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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