head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsHoard
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Hoard leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagHoard
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Hoard leans harder on execution: Flying efficiently and dodging knights needs moderate dexterity
Reads2 vs 3
Hoard leans harder on reads: Competing dragons in versus mode steal and counter lightly
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.