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Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the LionsvsFire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the LionsFire Emblem Fates: Birthright
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright leans harder on execution: no real-time physical skill, turn-based
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright leans harder on variance: hit chance rolls are heavily randomized
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.