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Battlefield 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NFL 2K1 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 6

NFL 2K1 leans harder on reads: Reading a human opponent's play-calls is central

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

NFL 2K1 leans harder on optimization: Playbook knowledge and matchup exploitation reward study

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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