head to head
vs
Far Cry PrimalvsThe Last of Us
Far Cry Primal leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far Cry PrimalThe Last of Us
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 5
Far Cry Primal leans harder on execution: Bow aim, melee timing, beast control under pressure
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Far Cry Primal leans harder on variance: Wildlife encounters and patrol spawns are random
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.