head to head
vs
Assassin's Creed UnityvsCrossing Souls
Assassin's Creed Unity leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Crossing Souls leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Assassin's Creed UnityCrossing Souls
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Crossing Souls leans harder on execution: Light action combat and dodging set a modest ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Assassin's Creed Unity leans harder on optimization: Gear builds and blackbox approach planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.