head to head
vs
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionvsValkyria Chronicles 4
Deus Ex: Human Revolution leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Valkyria Chronicles 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Deus Ex: Human RevolutionValkyria Chronicles 4
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 5
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Valkyria Chronicles 4 leans harder on variance: Critical hit and evasion rolls add meaningful battlefield variance
Optimization8 vs 8
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.