Building comparison
head to head
NBA 2K14vsSplatoon 2
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
NBA 2K14
Execution · Competitive PvP
Shot timing and play selection against opponents adjusting to your tendencies.
Splatoon 2
Execution · Practiced Mastery
A team shooter where aim and positioning against human opponents controls the map.
NBA 2K14 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NBA 2K14Splatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Splatoon 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
NBA 2K14
Shot release timing and dribble chains gate scoring
Splatoon 2
aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads5 vs 5
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K14
Online opponents counter your favourite plays
Splatoon 2
predicting human opponent positioning
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K14
Shot RNG sways close possessions
Splatoon 2
weapon and map rotation randomness
Optimization5 vs 6
Splatoon 2 leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
NBA 2K14
Playbook knowledge and roster management reward study
Splatoon 2
loadout and turf strategy solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.