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Ghosts 'n GoblinsvsHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Ghosts 'n GoblinsHotline Miami 2: Wrong Number

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number leans harder on variance: Enemy wander adds restart-to-restart noise

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Ghosts 'n Goblins

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number