head to head
vs
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuartervsFinal Fantasy X
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy X leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Breath of Fire: Dragon QuarterFinal Fantasy X
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter leans harder on variance: Unknown dungeon layouts and drops on first descent.
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.