head to head
vs
Dragon QuestvsLunar: The Silver Star
Dragon Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lunar: The Silver Star leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Dragon QuestLunar: The Silver Star
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Lunar: The Silver Star leans harder on execution: Menu-driven combat asks nothing of the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Dragon Quest leans harder on optimization: Grind thresholds and routes are fully solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.