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Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fatal Frame leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Bloodstained: Ritual of the NightFatal Frame

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 4

Fatal Frame leans harder on variance: Ghost appearances feel unpredictable until learned

Optimization7 vs 6

Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night leans harder on optimization: Shard builds and crafting routes

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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