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Guitar Hero: Metallica leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); VVVVVV leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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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.

Variance0 vs 0

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Guitar Hero: Metallica leans harder on optimization: Star power paths through long dense songs

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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