As an interesting example: In speedrunning, certain movement patterns of bosses can be cleared faster than others. If such a pattern only shows up in 1/4 of th

As an interesting example: In speedrunning, certain movement patterns of bosses can be cleared faster than others. If such a pattern only shows up in 1/4 of the runs and you need a good combination of three or more such patterns over the course of the game, the ability to control this will make reaching a world record much much easier. You still need a lot of skill, though. There are some excellent documentaries on speedrunning on YT: For example Ninja Gaiden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u1tVD7UEqw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u1tVD7UEqw