head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsJagged Alliance: Rage!
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Jagged Alliance: Rage! leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningJagged Alliance: Rage!
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Jagged Alliance: Rage! leans harder on reads: Enemy AI is scripted, not adaptive to you
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.