head to head
vs
Expeditions: ConquistadorvsFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Expeditions: Conquistador leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Expeditions: ConquistadorFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Expeditions: Conquistador leans harder on reads: Indigenous and rival factions follow scripted morale and aggro triggers
Variance5 vs 4
Expeditions: Conquistador leans harder on variance: Hidden event outcomes and disease rolls create meaningful unknown-information encounters
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.