head to head
vs
Championship Manager 4vsFire Emblem
Championship Manager 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Championship Manager 4Fire Emblem
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Fire Emblem leans harder on execution: no real-time physical skill, turn-based
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Championship Manager 4 leans harder on variance: match simulation outcomes have randomness
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.