head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IIvsNeversong
Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Neversong leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IINeversong
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
Neversong leans harder on variance: Story beats are unknown on first pass only
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.