head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsRock of Ages
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Rock of Ages leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagRock of Ages
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Rock of Ages leans harder on execution: Steering the boulder downhill demands decent control
Reads2 vs 3
Rock of Ages leans harder on reads: Versus humans, anticipating defence placement gives an edge
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.