head to head
vs
ELEXvsUndertale
ELEX leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Undertale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
ELEXUndertale
Axis by axis
Execution5 vs 4
ELEX leans harder on execution: Stiff action combat punishes mistimed swings
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
ELEX leans harder on variance: Loot and faction check variance
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.