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Super Mario Maker leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Temple Run 2 leans Execution (Twitch Chaos).

EXECUTION8 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Super Mario Maker leans harder on execution: Community kaizo levels push platforming precision to extremes

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 5

Temple Run 2 leans harder on variance: Procedural track segments keep each run unpredictable

Optimization4 vs 3

Super Mario Maker leans harder on optimization: Mastering tool tech and level conventions is learnable

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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