head to head
vs
EarthBoundvsMadoka Magica Magia Exedra
EarthBound leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Madoka Magica Magia Exedra leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
EarthBoundMadoka Magica Magia Exedra
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
EarthBound leans harder on execution: Rolling HP meter has very mild timing implication
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Madoka Magica Magia Exedra leans harder on variance: Gacha pulls gate which characters you optimise around
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.