head to head
vs
Alan WakevsFar Cry 3
Alan Wake leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Far Cry 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Alan WakeFar Cry 3
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Far Cry 3 leans harder on execution: Shooting and stealth fundamentals matter.
Reads0 vs 1
Far Cry 3 leans harder on reads: Pirate AI uses fixed alert patterns.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 4
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.