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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StonevsOkami

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Okami leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Okami leans harder on execution: Brush strokes and combat timing, forgiving

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Okami leans harder on optimization: Brush technique use, upgrades, and exploration

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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