Building comparison
head to head
Deus Ex GOvsPokémon Emerald
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
Deus Ex GO
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Turn-based infiltration puzzles with fully solvable deterministic solutions.
Pokémon Emerald
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Hoenn's definitive version, crowned by the strategy-heavy Battle Frontier.
Deus Ex GO leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex GOPokémon Emerald
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex GO
Turn-based taps, no dexterity at all
Pokémon Emerald
Turn-based commands only
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Deus Ex GO
Guards move by fixed deterministic rules
Pokémon Emerald
Battle Frontier AI is fixed-policy
Variance1 vs 2
Pokémon Emerald leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Deus Ex GO
Puzzle states are fully visible from the start
Pokémon Emerald
Encounter RNG and Frontier hax
Optimization7 vs 8
Pokémon Emerald leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
Deus Ex GO
Each board is a literally solvable movement puzzle
Pokémon Emerald
EVs, movesets, and Frontier strategy run deep
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.