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Art of Fighting 2 cover artvsHalo 3 cover art

Art of Fighting 2vsHalo 3

Art of Fighting 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Halo 3 leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).

EXECUTION8 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE1 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Art of Fighting 2Halo 3

Axis by axis

Execution8 vs 8

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

Art of Fighting 2 leans harder on reads: Human matches turn on baiting and conditioning

Variance1 vs 2

Halo 3 leans harder on variance: Equipment pickups and spawn variation

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.

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