Building comparison
head to head
Endless LegendvsPokémon Violet
Neither is harder. They score identically on all four axes, so the difference between them is in kind, not degree.
Endless Legend
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Fantasy 4X with strong asymmetric factions and quest paths.
Pokémon Violet
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Open-world monster collecting where team-building optimization decides everything that matters.
Endless Legend leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Violet leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Endless LegendPokémon Violet
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
turn-based
Pokémon Violet
Turn-based menus, traversal needs no precision
Reads3 vs 3
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
scripted AI, limited MP
Pokémon Violet
Only ranked human battles involve predicting switches
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
quest and tech rolls
Pokémon Violet
Encounters, IVs and catch rolls add managed randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Endless Legend
faction-specific yield optimization
Pokémon Violet
Team building and type math dominate every battle
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.