head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IIvsJust Cause 4
Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Just Cause 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IIJust Cause 4
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Just Cause 4 leans harder on variance: Weather fronts shake encounters up slightly
Optimization5 vs 4
Assassin's Creed II leans harder on optimization: Villa economy and route planning, lightly
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.