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Pikuniku leans Execution (Light / Casual); Submerged leans Optimization (Light / Casual).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 1

Pikuniku leans harder on execution: Floppy kicks and hops, gently imprecise

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 0

Pikuniku leans harder on variance: Short authored world with few surprises

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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