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Ghost of Tsushima leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nights of Azure leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Ghost of Tsushima leans harder on execution: Parry and stance timing carry duels and standoffs

Reads1 vs 0

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

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

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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