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Mario GolfvsUndertale

Mario Golf leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Mario Golf leans harder on execution: Three-click swing meter rewards timing precision

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Mario Golf leans harder on variance: Wind and pin placement add mild randomness

Optimization7 vs 7

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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