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Psychonauts 2 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 0

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

Tomb Raider leans harder on variance: First-run trap and secret locations are unknown

Optimization6 vs 7

Tomb Raider leans harder on optimization: Levels are spatial puzzles with solvable routes

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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