head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsAssassin's Creed Revelations
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Assassin's Creed Revelations leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagAssassin's Creed Revelations
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans harder on variance: Weather, convoys, and hunting spawns
Optimization6 vs 5
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans harder on optimization: Ship upgrades and fleet economy drive progress
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.