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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine cover artvsThe Evil Within 2 cover art

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachinevsThe Evil Within 2

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Evil Within 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS2 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean MachineThe Evil Within 2

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads2 vs 1

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on reads: Versus humans, anticipating chain timing adds an edge

Variance4 vs 3

Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine leans harder on variance: Random bean colours shape every match

Optimization7 vs 7

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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Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine

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The Evil Within 2