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Like a Dragon: Ishin!vsMass Effect: Andromeda
Like a Dragon: Ishin! leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Like a Dragon: Ishin!Mass Effect: Andromeda
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Like a Dragon: Ishin! leans harder on execution: Stance-switching swordplay rewards clean dodges and combos
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Like a Dragon: Ishin! leans harder on optimization: Gear crafting, skill trees and stance matchups reward planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.