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Chivalry: Medieval WarfarevsSuper Smash Bros.

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Chivalry: Medieval WarfareSuper Smash Bros.

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Chivalry: Medieval Warfare leans harder on execution: Swing manipulation, footwork, and parry timing

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Super Smash Bros.