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Legacy of Kain: Soul ReavervsMario & Wario
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mario & Wario leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Legacy of Kain: Soul ReaverMario & Wario
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Mario & Wario leans harder on reads: No adaptive opponents, scripted hazards
Variance1 vs 2
Mario & Wario leans harder on variance: Minimal randomness in fixed puzzles
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.