head to head
vs
Digimon WorldvsRoguebook
Digimon World leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Roguebook leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Digimon WorldRoguebook
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Digimon World leans harder on execution: Light real-time battle nudging and timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Roguebook leans harder on optimization: Two-hero synergy and map routing reward solving.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.