head to head
vs
Etrian Odyssey NexusvsFire Emblem: Three Houses
Etrian Odyssey Nexus leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Etrian Odyssey NexusFire Emblem: Three Houses
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Etrian Odyssey Nexus leans harder on execution: Menu-based combat, no twitch demands at all
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Etrian Odyssey Nexus leans harder on variance: Hidden FOE patterns and ambushes until mapped and drawn
Optimization9 vs 9
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.