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The Last of Us Part II cover artvsTokyo 42 cover art

The Last of Us Part IIvsTokyo 42

The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Tokyo 42 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION6 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
The Last of Us Part IITokyo 42

Axis by axis

Execution6 vs 6

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads1 vs 2

Tokyo 42 leans harder on reads: Campaign AI is scripted; small multiplayer adds light cat-and-mouse

Variance2 vs 2

Even - both lean on variance about the same.

Optimization5 vs 5

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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The Last of Us Part II

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