head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsThe Banner Saga
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Banner Saga leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningThe Banner Saga
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 7
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans harder on optimization: Marriage pairings and Second Seal reclass chains are the optimization spine
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.