head to head
vs
Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenvsValkyrie Profile
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Valkyrie Profile leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Dragon's Dogma: Dark ArisenValkyrie Profile
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Valkyrie Profile leans harder on variance: Random encounter positioning and item drops add minor variance
Optimization7 vs 8
Valkyrie Profile leans harder on optimization: Soul transfer, Einherjar builds, and chapter routing are deeply optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.