head to head
vs
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIvsKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIKingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans harder on reads: Boss decks are fixed, not adaptive
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 7
Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories leans harder on optimization: Deck construction largely decides every fight
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.