head to head
vs
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIvsLichdom: Battlemage
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Lichdom: Battlemage leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIILichdom: Battlemage
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 6
Lichdom: Battlemage leans harder on execution: First-person spell aiming and dodging carry combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans harder on variance: DMW slot reels randomize limit breaks and levels
Optimization6 vs 6
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.