head to head
vs
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the MythvsSimCity 4
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the MythSimCity 4
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans harder on execution: Turn-based combat needs no twitch
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth leans harder on variance: Random encounters and FOE patterns partly unknown
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.