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Paper Mario: The Origami King cover artvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt cover art

Paper Mario: The Origami KingvsThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Paper Mario: The Origami King leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Paper Mario: The Origami KingThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt leans harder on execution: Combat timing matters but generous dodges forgive sloppy play.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Paper Mario: The Origami King leans harder on optimization: Ring puzzle solving and accessory loadouts

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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Paper Mario: The Origami King

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt