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ControlvsSuper Mario 3D Land

Control leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 3D Land leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
ControlSuper Mario 3D Land

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Control leans harder on reads: Hiss enemies scripted, predictable.

Variance2 vs 1

Control leans harder on variance: Mod drops and encounter spawns randomized.

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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