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Risen leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Warriors Orochi 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 4

Risen leans harder on execution: Stamina-based melee with timing and dodges matters early

Reads1 vs 0

Risen leans harder on reads: Enemy AI follows fixed attack patterns

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 7

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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