head to head
vs
Digimon WorldvsTales of Maj'Eyal
Digimon World leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Maj'Eyal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Digimon WorldTales of Maj'Eyal
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
Tales of Maj'Eyal leans harder on optimization: Class builds and ability rotations reward deep 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.