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Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Limbo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 1

Limbo leans harder on variance: No randomness.

Optimization6 vs 5

Fireboy and Watergirl in the Forest Temple leans harder on optimization: Routes and switch sequencing are solvable per level.

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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