head to head
vs
BastionvsStar Ocean: The Last Hope
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Ocean: The Last Hope leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionStar Ocean: The Last Hope
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Star Ocean: The Last Hope leans harder on optimization: Beat system, synthesis, and BEAT builds reward heavy optimization.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.