head to head
vs
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!vsPersona 3 Portable
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Persona 3 Portable leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!Persona 3 Portable
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on execution: Menu-driven combat needs no physical skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on variance: Clues and death traps are hidden until discovered
Optimization7 vs 8
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on optimization: Calendar scheduling and persona fusion form a solvable system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.