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Rise of the Tomb Raider leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION6 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II leans harder on execution: Saber timing and platforming over huge levels

Reads0 vs 1

Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II leans harder on reads: Multiplayer duels existed; campaign AI is scripted

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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