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TerranigmavsVampyr

Terranigma leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Vampyr leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Terranigma leans harder on execution: Real-time action combat with dodge timing and combo windows

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 7

Vampyr leans harder on optimization: The feed-or-spare XP economy is the central solvable system

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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