head to head
vs
Child of LightvsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Child of Light leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Child of LightThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Child of Light leans harder on execution: Timeline interrupts need only light timing
Reads0 vs 1
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel leans harder on reads: Scripted enemies
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.