head to head
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice ChroniclesvsPokémon Blue Version
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Blue Version leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice ChroniclesPokémon Blue Version
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles leans harder on execution: Turn-based grid commands need no hands
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles leans harder on optimization: Job system, positioning and turn-order math are deeply solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

