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Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Like a Dragon: Ishin! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Ghost of TsushimaLike a Dragon: Ishin!

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Ghost of Tsushima leans harder on reads: Mongol AI is scripted, not adaptive

Variance1 vs 2

Like a Dragon: Ishin! leans harder on variance: Trooper card pulls and crafting drops add light RNG

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Like a Dragon: Ishin!