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Rabi-RibivsSuper Mario Odyssey

Rabi-Ribi leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario Odyssey leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Rabi-RibiSuper Mario Odyssey

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Rabi-Ribi leans harder on variance: Exploration unknowns on first run.

Optimization6 vs 5

Rabi-Ribi leans harder on optimization: Sequence-breaking routes and boss pattern study converge to mastery.

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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