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Code VeinvsDemon's Souls

Code Vein leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Demon's Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Code VeinDemon's Souls

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Demon's Souls leans harder on variance: World tendency and upgrade drops add mild noise.

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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