Super Meat Boy

Both lean on execution about the same (10 vs 10). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 0) - Zero randomness; every screen is deterministic.

Both lean on execution about the same (10 vs 10). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 0) - Fully deterministic; identical every attempt

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 9) - Pixel-perfect gravity flips through spike gauntlets

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 9) - Every inch climbed is precise hammer micro-control

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 9) - precise dodge/shoot run-and-gun demands

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 8) - Brutal platforming with precise crate timing

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: optimization (3 vs 5) - Optimal lines and trick scoring are learnable

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 8) - tight platform jumps, brutal timing windows

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 8) - Dodging bullet spreads and snap-shooting bosses is everything

Both lean on execution about the same (10 vs 10). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 0) - Deterministic note charts

Both lean on execution about the same (10 vs 10). Biggest difference: variance (1 vs 0) - Beatmaps are fully deterministic

Both lean on reads about the same (0 vs 0). Biggest difference: execution (10 vs 9) - Boost management at 600mph through canyons is pure hands.