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Blur leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Mario Super Sluggers leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS3 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 5

Blur leans harder on execution: Racing lines and dodging shots demand car control

Reads3 vs 4

Mario Super Sluggers leans harder on reads: Pitcher-batter guessing games against humans reward prediction

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Blur leans harder on optimization: Track knowledge and pickup routes are 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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