head to head
vs
EarthBoundvsGoddess of Victory: Nikke
EarthBound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Goddess of Victory: Nikke leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
EarthBoundGoddess of Victory: Nikke
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Goddess of Victory: Nikke leans harder on execution: Auto-fire with occasional aimed weak-point shots
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Goddess of Victory: Nikke leans harder on variance: Gacha pulls and drop rates gate progression heavily
Optimization7 vs 7
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.