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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tales of Symphonia leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth leans harder on reads: All bosses follow scripted patterns; no adaptive opponent

Variance2 vs 3

Tales of Symphonia leans harder on variance: Random item drops and some enemy move randomness present

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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