head to head
vs
Kick OffvsSoul Edge
Kick Off leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Soul Edge leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Kick OffSoul Edge
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads4 vs 3
Kick Off leans harder on reads: Human opponents in versus play create real prediction duels
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 4
Soul Edge leans harder on optimization: movelist knowledge and matchup optimization
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.