head to head
vs
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of WarvsSplatoon 2
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War leans Execution (Pure Mechanics); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of WarSplatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 7
Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War leans harder on execution: Aim and movement define both campaign and multiplayer combat.
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.