head to head
vs
Salt and SanctuaryvsSplatoon 2
Salt and Sanctuary leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Salt and SanctuarySplatoon 2
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Splatoon 2 leans harder on execution: aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads2 vs 5
Splatoon 2 leans harder on reads: predicting human opponent positioning
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Salt and Sanctuary leans harder on optimization: Skill tree builds and gear 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.