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Out There Somewhere cover artvsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cover art

Out There SomewherevsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Out There Somewhere leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE0 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Out There SomewhereSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

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.

Variance0 vs 1

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans harder on variance: Collectibles hidden only until found

Optimization7 vs 6

Out There Somewhere leans harder on optimization: Seeing the teleport solution is the puzzle's real lock

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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