head to head
vs
EarthBound BeginningsvsLisa: The Painful
EarthBound Beginnings leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lisa: The Painful leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
EarthBound BeginningsLisa: The Painful
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
EarthBound Beginnings leans harder on variance: random encounters and damage rolls
Optimization6 vs 7
Lisa: The Painful leans harder on optimization: Party builds and sacrifice decisions are strategic
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.