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Resident Evil RevelationsvsRise of the Tomb Raider

Resident Evil Revelations leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE3 /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.

Variance3 vs 2

Resident Evil Revelations leans harder on variance: Scanner pickups and ambushes surprise first run

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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Resident Evil Revelations

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Rise of the Tomb Raider