head to head
vs
NHL 12vsSplatoon 2
NHL 12 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
NHL 12Splatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Splatoon 2 leans harder on execution: aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Splatoon 2 leans harder on optimization: loadout and turf strategy solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.