Building comparison
head to head
Bravely DefaultvsPokémon Black
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Bravely Default
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A classic-styled JRPG whose brave/default system turns turns themselves into a resource.
Pokémon Black
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Fifth-generation reboot with an entirely new monster roster and stronger story.
Bravely Default leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Black leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bravely DefaultPokémon Black
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bravely Default
Turn-based menus; no physical demands
Pokémon Black
Menu battles, zero reflex demand
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bravely Default
Bosses follow fixed scripts
Pokémon Black
Story trainers follow fixed logic
Variance2 vs 2
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bravely Default
Minor drop and encounter randomness
Pokémon Black
Encounter and damage-roll randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Bravely Default
Job combos and brave/default economy are deeply solvable
Pokémon Black
All-new dex forces fresh team optimization
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.