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Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Getting Over It with Bennett FoddyNinja Gaiden: Ragebound

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Execution9 vs 8

Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy leans harder on execution: Every inch climbed is precise hammer micro-control

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound leans harder on optimization: Learning layouts and boss movesets supports the execution

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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