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Metroid: Zero Mission cover artvsStealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones cover art

Metroid: Zero MissionvsStealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones

Metroid: Zero Mission leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Metroid: Zero Mission leans harder on variance: hidden passages unknown only once

Optimization6 vs 7

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones leans harder on optimization: Each room is a solvable sequence to discover then execute

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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Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones