head to head
vs
Art of FightingvsMortal Kombat Trilogy
Art of Fighting leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Art of FightingMortal Kombat Trilogy
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Art of Fighting leans harder on reads: Human footsies never converge
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat Trilogy leans harder on optimization: Knowing the bloated roster's broken tech is half the battle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.