head to head
vs
Far Cry 2vsPipe Dream
Far Cry 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Pipe Dream leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 2Pipe Dream
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Pipe Dream leans harder on variance: The random piece queue forces constant replanning
Optimization5 vs 6
Pipe Dream leans harder on optimization: Optimal pipe layouts and loop bonuses are learnable patterns
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.