head to head

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Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Wuchang: Fallen Feathers leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION8 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Nier: AutomataWuchang: Fallen Feathers

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Nier: Automata leans harder on variance: Loot drops and chip rolls add minor randomness to builds

Optimization6 vs 7

Wuchang: Fallen Feathers leans harder on optimization: Builds, skill trees, and moveset study converge to wins

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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Nier: Automata

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers