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Neon WhitevsULTRAKILL

Neon White leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); ULTRAKILL leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION10 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution10 vs 10

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

ULTRAKILL leans harder on variance: Enemy placement is fixed and fully readable after one pass

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.

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