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Samurai Shodown (2019)vsSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate

Samurai Shodown (2019) leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Super Smash Bros. Ultimate leans Reads (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION8 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Samurai Shodown (2019)Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads9 vs 9

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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Samurai Shodown (2019)

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