head to head
vs
Monster Hunter Freedom UnitevsNier: Automata
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Monster Hunter Freedom UniteNier: 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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite leans harder on optimization: Armor skills, sharpness math, and prep are deep solvable systems
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.