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F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch cover artvsSuper Mario 64 cover art

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow TorchvsSuper Mario 64

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow TorchSuper Mario 64

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies; no adaptive opposition

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Super Mario 64