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DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsuvsGhostrunner

DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Ghostrunner leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsuGhostrunner

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu leans harder on variance: Rank system and some random bullet timings add pressure

Optimization7 vs 6

DoDonPachi DaiFukkatsu leans harder on optimization: Hyper cancels, chaining, and routing for maximum score are fully solvable

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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