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Ori and the Blind Forest leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Ori and the Blind ForestSpider-Man: Web of Shadows

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Ori and the Blind Forest leans harder on execution: Precise platforming and bash-chain escape sequences

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 5

Spider-Man: Web of Shadows leans harder on optimization: Red-versus-black suit choice and upgrade paths are solvable

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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