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G.I. Joe: The Atlantis FactorvsSuper Mario 64

G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted patterns, not adaptive

Variance2 vs 1

G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor leans harder on variance: Layouts fixed, minimal randomness

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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