head to head
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.

Execution · Competitive PvP
Shot-timing execution against adapting human defense, on top of build and playbook math.

Execution · Competitive PvP
A beloved movement shooter pairing an execution-heavy campaign with adaptive pilot duels.
NBA 2K17 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Titanfall 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Titanfall 2 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
NBA 2K17
Shot meter timing and dribble execution decide possessions
Titanfall 2
Slide-hopping and aim under speed set a high ceiling
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K17
Online opponents adapt defensive schemes and bait plays
Titanfall 2
Multiplayer pilots out-position and out-guess each other
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K17
Shot RNG wraps the timing meter
Titanfall 2
Flank uncertainty and titanfall timing only
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
NBA 2K17
Build math, playbooks and matchup hunting underpin wins
Titanfall 2
Campaign gauntlets and loadout synergies are 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.