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Dust: An Elysian TailvsSpider-Man 2: Enter Electro

Dust: An Elysian Tail leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Dust: An Elysian TailSpider-Man 2: Enter Electro

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro leans harder on reads: Bosses like Electro cycle scripted phases

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Dust: An Elysian Tail leans harder on optimization: Crafting and ability routes reward planning

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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Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro