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Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Tekken leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Tekken leans harder on execution: Frame-tight inputs, juggle combos, movement demand trained hands

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Dead or Alive 5 Ultimate leans harder on variance: Hold guesses inject coin-flip moments into neutral

Optimization5 vs 5

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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