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Outlast 2vsWarioWare D.I.Y.

Outlast 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); WarioWare D.I.Y. leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Outlast 2WarioWare D.I.Y.

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

WarioWare D.I.Y. leans harder on execution: Five-second microgames test instant stylus reactions

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

WarioWare D.I.Y. leans harder on variance: Random microgame order keeps each session unpredictable until learned

Optimization3 vs 3

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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Outlast 2

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WarioWare D.I.Y.