head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed: PiratesvsFull Throttle
Assassin's Creed: Pirates leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Full Throttle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Assassin's Creed: PiratesFull Throttle
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 3
Assassin's Creed: Pirates leans harder on execution: Timed cannon volleys and dodges need light touch skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Assassin's Creed: Pirates leans harder on variance: Treasure locations are scripted-but-unknown until found
Optimization6 vs 7
Full Throttle leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions are fixed and discoverable through systematic exploration
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.