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StrangleholdvsThe Last of Us Part II

Stranglehold leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION4 /10
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Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance1 vs 2

The Last of Us Part II leans harder on variance: First-encounter unknowns only

Optimization4 vs 5

The Last of Us Part II leans harder on optimization: Crafting economy and encounter route planning

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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