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Fallout 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy AI

Variance2 vs 3

Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans harder on variance: Audience and badge effects

Optimization7 vs 7

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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