head to head
vs
Armored Core: Project PhantasmavsSalt and Sanctuary
Armored Core: Project Phantasma leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Salt and Sanctuary leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Armored Core: Project PhantasmaSalt and Sanctuary
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Armored Core: Project Phantasma leans harder on execution: Piloting and aiming the mech in arena duels matters
Reads3 vs 2
Armored Core: Project Phantasma leans harder on reads: AI rivals are scripted, mild pattern reading only
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.