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Grand Theft Auto: San AndreasvsTomb Raider: The Last Revelation

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 5

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation leans harder on execution: Classic grid platforming with precise jump setups

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

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation leans harder on optimization: Hub-style backtracking makes routing the core puzzle

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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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

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Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation