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Mega Turrican leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Mega TurricanOri and the Will of the Wisps

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Mega Turrican leans harder on variance: Fixed levels with little randomness once learned

Optimization4 vs 5

Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans harder on optimization: Shard loadouts and weapon choice tune playstyle

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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