head to head
vs
Splatoon 2vsSplit Fiction
Splatoon 2 leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Split Fiction leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Splatoon 2Split Fiction
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Splatoon 2 leans harder on execution: aim and movement decide ink battles
Reads5 vs 2
Splatoon 2 leans harder on reads: predicting human opponent positioning
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
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.