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SteepvsTony Hawk's Project 8
Steep leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Tony Hawk's Project 8 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
SteepTony Hawk's Project 8
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 8
Tony Hawk's Project 8 leans harder on execution: Combo stringing, balance meters and Nail-the-Trick demand trained hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Tony Hawk's Project 8 leans harder on optimization: Line routing for maximum combo score rewards study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.