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Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies leans harder on reads: Enemy aces fly scripted routines

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies leans harder on optimization: Plane and weapon loadouts optimise scores

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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