head to head
vs
Expeditions: ConquistadorvsFire Emblem: Awakening
Expeditions: Conquistador leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Expeditions: ConquistadorFire Emblem: Awakening
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on execution: No twitch elements; pair-up placement is the only spatial decision under time
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on optimization: Marriage pairings and Second Seal reclass chains are the optimization spine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.