head to head
vs
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIIvsSail Forth
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Sail Forth leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VIISail Forth
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII leans harder on execution: real-time dodging and attack timing
Reads0 vs 1
Sail Forth leans harder on reads: Enemy ships scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.