head to head
vs
Gran Turismo 6vsNier: Automata
Gran Turismo 6 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Gran Turismo 6Nier: Automata
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 2
Nier: Automata leans harder on variance: Loot drops and chip rolls add minor randomness to builds
Optimization7 vs 6
Gran Turismo 6 leans harder on optimization: Car tuning, setup, and racing-line study
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.