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Ghosts 'n Goblins leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Ghosts 'n GoblinsTouhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night

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

Touhou Eiyashou: Imperishable Night leans harder on variance: Slight rank and pattern variation, mostly memorisable

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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