head to head
vs
Earth Defense ForcevsFar Cry Primal
Earth Defense Force leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Far Cry Primal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Earth Defense ForceFar Cry Primal
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Earth Defense Force leans harder on execution: Top-down shooting and dodging are the core demand
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Far Cry Primal leans harder on optimization: Outpost routes, crafting economy, beast taming order
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.