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BloodbornevsElden Ring

Bloodborne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Elden Ring leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Elden Ring leans harder on optimization: Build crafting, routes, and boss patterns are deeply learnable.

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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