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Garou: Mark of the Wolves leans Execution (Grand Arena); Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
Garou: Mark of the WolvesMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes

Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads9 vs 8

Garou: Mark of the Wolves leans harder on reads: Just Defend is a pure read mechanic against an adaptive opponent

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Garou: Mark of the Wolves leans harder on optimization: T.O.P. activation timing and matchup frame data are well-studied

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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