head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsMetal Gear Acid
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metal Gear Acid leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningMetal Gear Acid
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on execution: No twitch elements; pair-up placement is the only spatial decision under time
Reads1 vs 0
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on reads: Enemies follow simple aggro patterns on fixed maps
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.