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Super Mario Galaxy leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Super Mario Galaxy leans harder on execution: Gravity-bending jumps need timing, though forgiving by Mario standards

Reads0 vs 1

Tomb Raider (2013) leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy waves, no adaptation.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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