head to head
vs
NBA 2K16vsNFL Street 3
NBA 2K16 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); NFL Street 3 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
NBA 2K16NFL Street 3
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
NFL Street 3 leans harder on variance: Physics and catch outcomes add 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.