head to head
vs
DefiancevsFar Cry Primal
Defiance leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Far Cry Primal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
DefianceFar Cry Primal
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Far Cry Primal leans harder on execution: Bow aim, melee timing, beast control under pressure
Reads2 vs 1
Defiance leans harder on reads: Optional PvP modes add limited human prediction.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.