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Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Project Wingman leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 7

Nier: Automata leans harder on execution: Fast combos, dodge timing, and bullet-hell patterns demand precise inputs

Reads1 vs 0

Nier: Automata leans harder on reads: Enemies follow scripted patterns; no adaptive opponent

Variance2 vs 2

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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