head to head
vs
Far Cry 3vsUnknown 9: Awakening
Far Cry 3 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Unknown 9: Awakening leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry 3Unknown 9: Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Far Cry 3 leans harder on execution: Shooting and stealth fundamentals matter.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Unknown 9: Awakening leans harder on optimization: Chaining powers and managing stealth approaches is the core
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.