head to head
vs
Nier: AutomatavsNine Sols
Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Nine Sols leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
Nier: AutomataNine Sols
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Nine Sols leans harder on execution: Sekiro-style parry timing is the entire combat test
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Nier: Automata leans harder on variance: Loot drops and chip rolls add minor randomness to builds
Optimization6 vs 6
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.