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SoulCalibur III cover artvsSquad cover art

SoulCalibur IIIvsSquad

SoulCalibur III leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Squad leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS7 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
SoulCalibur IIISquad

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 8

Squad leans harder on execution: Bullet drop, sway, suppression test aim

Reads7 vs 7

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Squad leans harder on variance: Minimal RNG, comm-driven outcomes

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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