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Postal III cover artvsThe Last of Us Part I cover art

Postal IIIvsThe Last of Us Part I

Postal III leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part I leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION4 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Postal IIIThe Last of Us Part I

Axis by axis

Execution4 vs 4

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Last of Us Part I leans harder on variance: loot and encounter variation

Optimization3 vs 4

The Last of Us Part I leans harder on optimization: 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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The Last of Us Part I