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Ashen leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); God of War Ragnarok leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

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.

Optimization7 vs 6

Ashen leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets and upgrade paths

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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