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Super Mario 64 cover artvsUnto the End cover art

Super Mario 64vsUnto the End

Super Mario 64 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Unto the End leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Super Mario 64Unto the End

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Unto the End leans harder on reads: Foes telegraph from fixed behaviour sets, not adapting minds

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Super Mario 64

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