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Fable III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Fable IIIMario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Fable III leans harder on variance: Largely fixed world

Optimization6 vs 7

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars leans harder on optimization: Routing minis to the door efficiently is the whole test

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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Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars