head to head
vs
CrackdownvsMass Effect: Andromeda
Crackdown leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
CrackdownMass Effect: Andromeda
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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
Optimization6 vs 5
Crackdown leans harder on optimization: Skill-orb routing and boss order 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.