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Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 6

Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad leans harder on execution: Realistic ballistics and one-shot kills demand precise aim.

Reads6 vs 7

Super Smash Bros. Brawl leans harder on reads: Defensive bait-and-punish yomi dominates its floaty neutral.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization4 vs 4

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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