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Syphon Filter 3vsThe Last of Us
Syphon Filter 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Syphon Filter 3The Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Syphon Filter 3 leans harder on execution: Aim, taser timing and stealth movement carry encounters
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Syphon Filter 3 leans harder on optimization: Routes, gadget use and mission layouts are fully learnable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.