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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time cover artvsVampyr cover art

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Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Vampyr leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Mario & Luigi: Partners in TimeVampyr

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Vampyr leans harder on variance: Citizen secrets are hidden until investigated

Optimization6 vs 7

Vampyr leans harder on optimization: The feed-or-spare XP economy is the central solvable system

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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