head to head
vs
Disco Elysium: The Final CutvsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Disco Elysium: The Final CutPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans harder on execution: Turn-based grid movement - no twitch demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans harder on variance: Random dungeon layouts, items and encounters each run
Optimization5 vs 6
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans harder on optimization: Team building, item management and type matchups carry runs
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.