head to head
vs
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret FairyvsFire Emblem: Awakening
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret FairyFire Emblem: Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 2
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans harder on execution: Real-time ATB fill timing is present but not demanding
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy leans harder on optimization: Recipe expansion, trait inheritance chains, and alchemy tree routing define the deep solve
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.