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Shadowrun Returns cover artvsXenoblade Chronicles 2 cover art

Shadowrun ReturnsvsXenoblade Chronicles 2

Shadowrun Returns leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).

EXECUTION2 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE4 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Execution2 vs 3

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans harder on execution: Auto-attack with art-timing inputs

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance4 vs 4

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 8

Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans harder on optimization: Blade combos and chain attack routing central

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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