head to head
vs
BastionvsTales of Hearts R
Bastion leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Tales of Hearts R leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
BastionTales of Hearts R
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Tales of Hearts R leans harder on reads: Enemy patterns are fixed and learnable.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Tales of Hearts R leans harder on optimization: Soma builds and arte chaining are optimizable systems.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.