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Aragami leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 3

Aragami leans harder on execution: Shadow leap timing and kill animations need clean inputs

Reads1 vs 0

Aragami leans harder on reads: Aragami guards patrol fixed routes without player-specific adaptation

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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