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Cuphead leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Doom Eternal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Doom Eternal leans harder on reads: Demon AI is scripted, not adaptive.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Doom Eternal leans harder on optimization: Resource loops and weapon priority are solvable.

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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