Building comparison
head to head
Darksiders IIvsFar Cry 4
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Darksiders II
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Loot-driven sequel sending Death through sprawling dungeons to clear War's name.
Far Cry 4
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A Himalayan open-world shooter refining the outpost-clearing formula.
Darksiders II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Far Cry 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Darksiders IIFar Cry 4
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Darksiders II
faster combo combat as Death
Far Cry 4
Gunplay plus gyrocopter and elephant chaos
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Darksiders II
no adaptive opponent
Far Cry 4
Scripted outpost AI
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Darksiders II
loot drops add light randomness
Far Cry 4
Wildlife and patrol variation
Optimization6 vs 6
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Darksiders II
skill trees and dungeon puzzles reward planning
Far Cry 4
Outpost approaches and skill trees are plannable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.