head to head
vs
Divinity: Original SinvsFinal Fantasy Tactics
Divinity: Original Sin leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Final Fantasy Tactics leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Divinity: Original SinFinal Fantasy Tactics
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Divinity: Original Sin leans harder on variance: Elemental surface interactions contain hidden combinatorial space to discover
Optimization10 vs 10
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.