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Shovel KnightvsWallace and Gromit in Project Zoo
Shovel Knight leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Shovel KnightWallace and Gromit in Project Zoo
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Shovel Knight leans harder on execution: Pogo combat and platforming need timing
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo leans harder on optimization: Learning layouts and gadget puzzles aids progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.