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Heavy Rain leans Execution (Light / Casual); The Last of Us Remastered leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION3 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution3 vs 4

The Last of Us Remastered leans harder on execution: stealth combat needs aim and timing

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

The Last of Us Remastered leans harder on optimization: resource crafting and route planning matter

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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