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AwesomenautsvsSplatoon

Awesomenauts leans Execution (Grand Arena); Splatoon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION6 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 7

Splatoon leans harder on execution: Aim, swim-form movement and ink management are constant demands

Reads6 vs 6

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Awesomenauts leans harder on optimization: Builds, timings, and push economy solvable.

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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