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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift ExtendvsMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift ExtendMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 8

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on reads: humans bait assists and mix high-low constantly

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans harder on optimization: team order, assist synergy, and matchup knowledge

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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