head to head
vs
Need for Speed: No LimitsvsYakuza 0
Need for Speed: No Limits leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Yakuza 0 leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Need for Speed: No LimitsYakuza 0
Axis by axis
Execution4 vs 4
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Yakuza 0 leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Yakuza 0 leans harder on optimization: Skill tree, business mini-game routing
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.