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Dustforce DXvsGhosts 'n Goblins

Dustforce DX leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Dustforce DXGhosts 'n Goblins

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Ghosts 'n Goblins leans harder on variance: Red Arremer movement adds slight noise

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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