head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagvsS.W.I.N.E.
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); S.W.I.N.E. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Assassin's Creed IV: Black FlagS.W.I.N.E.
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag leans harder on execution: Naval broadsides and boarding need modest timing
Reads2 vs 2
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
S.W.I.N.E. leans harder on optimization: Terrain, supply and artillery positioning are the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.