head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Reads · Competitive PvP
A 3D arena fighter where extendable-arm punches curve mid-flight in PvP duels.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Input execution and human opponent prediction across a two-plane fighting system.
ARMS leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
ARMS
Curving punches and dodge timing
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Special-move inputs and lane-shift timing demand practiced hands
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ARMS
Whiff-punish games against adapting humans
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Versus play is constant prediction of a human's habits
ARMS leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
ARMS
Minor stage and item randomness
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Nothing random once matchups are known
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
ARMS
Arm loadout counters and matchup study
Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory
Learning frame data and lane mechanics underpins competence
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.