head to head

FIFA 18 cover artvsStalcraft: X cover art

FIFA 18vsStalcraft: X

FIFA 18 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Stalcraft: X leans Execution (Competitive PvP).

EXECUTION7 /10READS6 /10VARIANCE3 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
FIFA 18Stalcraft: X

Axis by axis

Execution7 vs 7

Even - both lean on execution about the same.

Reads6 vs 5

FIFA 18 leans harder on reads: Human opponents bait, switch tactics and counter your habits

Variance3 vs 4

Stalcraft: X leans harder on variance: Anomalies, artifact spawns and who you meet inject randomness

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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Stalcraft: X