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Halo 3: ODST leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
Halo 3: ODSTRise of the Tomb Raider

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 5

Halo 3: ODST leans harder on execution: Squishier soldier demands careful aim and positioning

Reads1 vs 0

Halo 3: ODST leans harder on reads: Covenant patrols are scripted, not adaptive

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization6 vs 6

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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Halo 3: ODST

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Rise of the Tomb Raider