head to head
vs
Nier: AutomatavsSifu
Nier: Automata leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Sifu leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Nier: AutomataSifu
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Sifu leans harder on execution: Parry and dodge timing on tight windows is everything
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 7
Sifu leans harder on optimization: Learning movesets, shortcuts and the aging economy is the meta
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.