head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed MiragevsWatch Dogs
Assassin's Creed Mirage leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Watch Dogs leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed MirageWatch Dogs
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Watch Dogs leans harder on execution: Cover shooting and driving at modest difficulty
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Watch Dogs leans harder on variance: Guard placements are knowable on approach
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.