head to head
vs
Bug Fables: The Everlasting SaplingvsYakuza: Like a Dragon
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bug Fables: The Everlasting SaplingYakuza: Like a Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy patterns
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans harder on optimization: Job mastery and party-build routing central
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.