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Donkey KongvsMirror's Edge

Donkey Kong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mirror's Edge leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Donkey KongMirror's Edge

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.

Variance1 vs 0

Donkey Kong leans harder on variance: Barrel bounces add slight unpredictability

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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