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Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut cover artvsTomb Raider (2013) cover art

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's CutvsTomb Raider (2013)

Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's Cut leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tomb Raider (2013) leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS0 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION3 /10
Shantae: Risky's Revenge - Director's CutTomb Raider (2013)

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 5

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads0 vs 1

Tomb Raider (2013) leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy waves, no adaptation.

Variance1 vs 1

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization3 vs 4

Tomb Raider (2013) leans harder on optimization: Weapon upgrades and skill picks straightforward.

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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Tomb Raider (2013)