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Ori and the Will of the WispsvsThe World's Hardest Game

Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); The World's Hardest Game leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Ori and the Will of the WispsThe World's Hardest Game

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans harder on reads: Scripted bosses, no human opponent

Variance1 vs 0

Ori and the Will of the Wisps leans harder on variance: Deterministic encounters

Optimization5 vs 5

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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