head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsFront Mission 1st: Remake
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Front Mission 1st: Remake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningFront Mission 1st: Remake
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Front Mission 1st: Remake leans harder on optimization: Wanzer part builds, weapon loadouts, and pilot skill allocation are the game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.