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Crash BandicootvsPrinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

Crash Bandicoot leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Crash BandicootPrinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero? leans harder on reads: Enemies and bosses follow scripted patterns

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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