head to head
vs
Cube Escape: The LakevsFinal Fantasy XII
Cube Escape: The Lake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy XII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Cube Escape: The LakeFinal Fantasy XII
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Final Fantasy XII leans harder on execution: Gambits automate combat away from the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Final Fantasy XII leans harder on optimization: Programming gambit logic IS the gameplay
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.