Building comparison
head to head
Digimon World 2vsPersona 5
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Digimon World 2
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Dungeon-crawling PS1 sequel built around DNA digivolution and grinding through randomized domains.
Persona 5
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Stylish JRPG where phantom thieves steal hearts on a tightly optimized school calendar.
Digimon World 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Digimon World 2Persona 5
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Persona 5 leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Digimon World 2
Turn-based dungeon crawling; no dexterity
Persona 5
Stylish menus, not reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Digimon World 2
Fixed AI encounters only
Persona 5
Palace enemies use fixed weaknesses
Variance4 vs 3
Digimon World 2 leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Digimon World 2
Random dungeon layouts and recruitment rolls
Persona 5
Fusion alerts and negotiation rolls
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Digimon World 2
DNA digivolving and party math are the whole game
Persona 5
Confidant calendar routing and baton-pass weakness chains
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.