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Brink leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Execution7 vs 6

Brink leans harder on execution: SMART parkour and gunfights demand FPS mechanics

Reads5 vs 5

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 3

Brink leans harder on optimization: Class loadouts and objective timing 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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