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A Hat in Time leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
A Hat in TimeShantae and the Seven Sirens

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Shantae and the Seven Sirens leans harder on optimization: Fusion magic and card builds

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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