head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IIvsThe Order: 1886
Assassin's Creed II leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); The Order: 1886 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IIThe Order: 1886
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
The Order: 1886 leans harder on reads: Scripted setpiece enemies
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.