head to head
vs
Cat Quest IIIvsMass Effect: Andromeda
Cat Quest III leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Cat Quest IIIMass Effect: Andromeda
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 5
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on execution: jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on variance: exploration surprises only on first visit
Optimization5 vs 5
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.