head to head
vs
EarthlockvsPersona 5 Royal
Earthlock leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 5 Royal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
EarthlockPersona 5 Royal
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Earthlock leans harder on reads: Enemies are scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Persona 5 Royal leans harder on optimization: Calendar routing, fusion, and confidant order are deeply 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.