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AbsolumvsEnter the Gungeon

Absolum leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Enter the Gungeon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Enter the Gungeon leans harder on execution: Bullet-hell dodge-rolling and precise aim define survival.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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