head to head
Baldur's GatevsFire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi
Baldur's Gate leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Baldur's GateFire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Baldur's Gate leans harder on execution: Pause-and-play needs minimal dexterity.
Reads0 vs 1
Fire Emblem: Fuuin no Tsurugi leans harder on reads: solo tactics game, no adaptive enemy
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.

