head to head
vs
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakevsDREDGE
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); DREDGE leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Dragon Quest III HD-2D RemakeDREDGE
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
DREDGE leans harder on execution: Fishing minigames and night dodging, light demands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake leans harder on optimization: Vocation builds, party comp and levelling routes are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.