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Battlefield 3 cover artvsSplatoon 3 cover art

Battlefield 3vsSplatoon 3

Battlefield 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Splatoon 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS5 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
Battlefield 3Splatoon 3

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads5 vs 6

Splatoon 3 leans harder on reads: Turf and ranked battles hinge on predicting adapting human squads

Variance3 vs 2

Battlefield 3 leans harder on variance: Spawns, destruction, and vehicle drops shuffle engagements

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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