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Super Smash Bros. MeleevsTekken 7

Super Smash Bros. Melee leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Tekken 7 leans Execution (Grand Arena).

EXECUTION10 /10READS9 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution10 vs 9

Super Smash Bros. Melee leans harder on execution: Wavedashing, L-cancels, and tech-chasing set an extreme physical ceiling

Reads9 vs 9

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 1

Super Smash Bros. Melee leans harder on variance: Stage hazard RNG and spawn positions add marginal chaos

Optimization6 vs 7

Tekken 7 leans harder on optimization: Rage Art/Drive usage, wall carry routes, and frame data heavily studied

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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