head to head
vs
Far Cry 4vsHitman: Absolution
Far Cry 4 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Hitman: Absolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Far Cry 4Hitman: Absolution
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 4
Far Cry 4 leans harder on execution: Gunplay plus gyrocopter and elephant chaos
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Hitman: Absolution leans harder on optimization: Linear-ish levels still reward planned routes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.