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Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ori and the Blind Forest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Kirby Tilt 'n' TumbleOri and the Blind Forest

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Ori and the Blind Forest leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies, no adaptive opponent

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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