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GloamvsMario Kart 64

Gloam leans Execution (Twitch Chaos); Mario Kart 64 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION6 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads3 vs 3

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 5

Mario Kart 64 leans harder on variance: Item draws swing every race

Optimization4 vs 4

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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