head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsIncubation: Time Is Running Out
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Incubation: Time Is Running Out leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningIncubation: Time Is Running Out
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Incubation: Time Is Running Out leans harder on reads: Alien AI is scripted, ambush-driven not adaptive
Variance5 vs 4
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on variance: Hit and crit rates plus random level-up stats create run variance
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.