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Skullgirls leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION9 /10READS8 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION7 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution9 vs 9

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads8 vs 8

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization7 vs 6

Skullgirls leans harder on optimization: Ratio team building and combo routing are extensively optimised by the community

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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