Building comparison
head to head
Far Cry 2vsMass Effect: Andromeda
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Far Cry 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A gritty African shooter where systemic chaos roughens every firefight.
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Open-galaxy entry whose mobile combat outshines its exploration loop.
Far Cry 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 2Mass Effect: Andromeda
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Far Cry 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Far Cry 2
Gunplay with degrading, jamming weapons
Mass Effect: Andromeda
jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry 2
Mercenary AI is mappable
Mass Effect: Andromeda
kett follow fixed AI routines
Variance3 vs 2
Far Cry 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Far Cry 2
Malaria, jams, and fire spread inject chaos
Mass Effect: Andromeda
exploration surprises only on first visit
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry 2
Loadout and route planning across hostile terrain
Mass Effect: Andromeda
profile swapping and research crafting systems
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.