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Omori cover artvsPaper Mario: Sticker Star cover art

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Omori leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION1 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
OmoriPaper Mario: Sticker Star

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Execution1 vs 2

Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans harder on execution: Action-command timing presses are simple and forgiving

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Paper Mario: Sticker Star leans harder on optimization: Carrying the right sticker for each fight is the puzzle

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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