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Fable: The Lost Chapters cover artvsSuper Paper Mario cover art

Fable: The Lost ChaptersvsSuper Paper Mario

Fable: The Lost Chapters leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Paper Mario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Fable: The Lost ChaptersSuper Paper Mario

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

Super Paper Mario leans harder on execution: Light platforming demands, well below mainline Mario

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Super Paper Mario leans harder on optimization: Solving levels via the 2D/3D flip mechanic is the core 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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