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BloodbornevsNioh

Bloodborne leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nioh leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

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

Execution8 vs 9

Nioh leans harder on execution: Stance and ki-pulse timing demand inputs

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

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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