head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsLords of Football
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Lords of Football leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningLords of Football
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Lords of Football leans harder on reads: opposing managers' AI is scripted
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.