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Street Fighter VvsUnder Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

Street Fighter V leans Reads (Grand Arena); Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes leans Reads (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION8 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Street Fighter VUnder Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes

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.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes leans harder on optimization: GRD management theory and optimal punish routing are well-documented

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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