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Raw Danger! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 3

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 2

Raw Danger! leans harder on variance: Collapses and outcomes are unknown on a blind playthrough

Optimization6 vs 7

The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass leans harder on optimization: Temple of the Ocean King rewards optimized repeat routing

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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