head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsInvisible, Inc.
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Invisible, Inc. leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningInvisible, Inc.
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
Invisible, Inc. leans harder on optimization: Power allocation, agent pairing, and escape routing are the core puzzle
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.