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Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 cover artvsThe Last of Us Part I cover art

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2vsThe Last of Us Part I

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part I leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
Dead or Alive Xtreme 2The Last of Us Part I

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 0

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans harder on reads: AI partners and rivals don't adapt to you

Variance3 vs 2

Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 leans harder on variance: Gift preferences and minigame outcomes add light chance

Optimization4 vs 4

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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Dead or Alive Xtreme 2

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The Last of Us Part I