head to head
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingvsTwo Point Hospital
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Two Point Hospital leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed KingTwo Point Hospital
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Two Point Hospital leans harder on execution: no reflex
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Two Point Hospital leans harder on optimization: room layouts, staffing, training
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

