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Clustertruck cover artvsSuper Mario Maker cover art

ClustertruckvsSuper Mario Maker

Clustertruck leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
ClustertruckSuper Mario Maker

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

Super Mario Maker leans harder on variance: Unknown user levels are hidden information until attempted

Optimization5 vs 4

Clustertruck leans harder on optimization: Route lines and ability use for speedruns

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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