Building comparison
head to head
Far CryvsThe Last of Us Part II
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Far Cry
Execution · Practiced Mastery
The original open-ended tropical shooter testing long-range aim and approach planning.
The Last of Us Part II
Execution · Practiced Mastery
Brutal cinematic stealth-action sequel where execution under pressure decides fights.
Far Cry leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Last of Us Part II leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Far CryThe Last of Us Part II
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Far Cry leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Far Cry
Long-range gunplay against sharp-eyed mercenaries
The Last of Us Part II
Faster, more demanding combat and dodge timing
Reads0 vs 1
The Last of Us Part II leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
Far Cry
AI flanks but follows mappable behaviour
The Last of Us Part II
Smarter AI still runs mappable search scripts
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry
Patrols vary slightly per attempt
The Last of Us Part II
First-encounter unknowns only
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Far Cry
Approach planning across open tropical maps
The Last of Us Part II
Crafting economy and encounter route planning
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.