head to head
vs
Far Cry 3vsSonic Drift
Far Cry 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sonic Drift leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 3Sonic Drift
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Far Cry 3 leans harder on variance: Wildlife and outpost spawns randomized.
Optimization4 vs 3
Far Cry 3 leans harder on optimization: Skill trees and weapon mods quickly mastered.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.