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Shikhondo: Soul Eater leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tetris Effect: Connected leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION9 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance3 vs 3

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 4

Shikhondo: Soul Eater leans harder on optimization: Pattern memorization and scoring routes reward study

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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Shikhondo: Soul Eater

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Tetris Effect: Connected