head to head
vs
Final Fantasy XIIvsStrange Horticulture
Final Fantasy XII leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Strange Horticulture leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Final Fantasy XIIStrange Horticulture
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Final Fantasy XII leans harder on execution: Gambits automate combat away from the hands
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Strange Horticulture leans harder on variance: Unknown plants and clues until identified; fully convergent.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.