head to head
vs
Bravely Default IIvsPersona 5 Royal
Bravely Default II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 Royal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bravely Default IIPersona 5 Royal
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Bravely Default II leans harder on execution: Turn-based; no physical timing required
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Bravely Default II leans harder on variance: Rare job asterisk drops and random encounter rates add light RNG
Optimization9 vs 9
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.