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Enter the Gungeon leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); STRAFE leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE5 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Enter the Gungeon leans harder on reads: Bosses use fixed bullet patterns; no adaptation.

Variance5 vs 5

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 5

Enter the Gungeon leans harder on optimization: Synergy hunting and shop routing shape strong runs.

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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