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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift ExtendUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads7 vs 8

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans harder on reads: Mixups and assist baits versus adapting humans

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 6

Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans harder on optimization: Team composition and matchup knowledge run deep

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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