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Def Jam: IconvsSoul Edge
Def Jam: Icon leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soul Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Def Jam: IconSoul Edge
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Soul Edge leans harder on execution: precise inputs, spacing, and combo timing
Reads4 vs 3
Def Jam: Icon leans harder on reads: Versus humans, baiting environment blasts is a prediction layer
Variance1 vs 1
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.