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My Friend PedrovsRaiden V: Director's Cut

My Friend Pedro leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Raiden V: Director's Cut leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION7 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
My Friend PedroRaiden V: Director's Cut

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Execution7 vs 8

Raiden V: Director's Cut leans harder on execution: Weaving bullet patterns demands precise sustained piloting

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Raiden V: Director's Cut leans harder on optimization: Memorised routes and weapon choices define high scores

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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