Building comparison
head to head
Fights in Tight SpacesvsShin Megami Tensei IV
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is execution, and it is a single point.
Fights in Tight Spaces
Optimization · Pure Optimization
A deckbuilder where positioning enemies in tight grid spaces to chain card combos is the deeply optimizable core.
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Optimization · Pure Optimization
Handheld SMT where smirk RNG stings but fusion planning and weakness knowledge carry you.
Fights in Tight Spaces leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fights in Tight SpacesShin Megami Tensei IV
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Fights in Tight Spaces leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
Fights in Tight Spaces
Slight timing element in cinematic ability triggers but minimal
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Menu combat with no execution ceiling.
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fights in Tight Spaces
Enemy AI is scripted with readable patterns
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Demon negotiation is random personality scripts.
Variance6 vs 5
Fights in Tight Spaces leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
Fights in Tight Spaces
Card draw and enemy placement add meaningful randomness
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Smirk procs and negotiation RNG swing fights hard.
Optimization9 vs 9
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
Fights in Tight Spaces
Positioning combos and card chaining reward deep tactical planning
Shin Megami Tensei IV
Fusion apps, weakness charts, and builds solve the game.
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.