head to head
vs
Mass Effect: AndromedavsThe Pathless
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); The Pathless leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Mass Effect: AndromedaThe Pathless
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on execution: jump-jet mobility raises the combat ceiling
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Mass Effect: Andromeda leans harder on variance: exploration surprises only on first visit
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.