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Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones cover artvsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island cover art

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of ClonesvsSuper Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Stealth Inc 2: A Game of Clones leans harder on optimization: Each room is a solvable sequence to discover then execute

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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