head to head
vs
Art of FightingvsNidhogg
Art of Fighting leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Nidhogg leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Art of FightingNidhogg
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 8
Nidhogg leans harder on reads: Pure human duels of feints and conditioning
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Art of Fighting leans harder on optimization: Punish routes and gauge management
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.