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Crypt of the NecroDancer leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Shooting Love, 200X leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Crypt of the NecroDancerShooting Love, 200X

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Shooting Love, 200X leans harder on reads: Enemy waves are fixed patterns, not adaptive

Variance4 vs 3

Crypt of the NecroDancer leans harder on variance: Procedural dungeons and item drops add some swing.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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