head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: AwakeningvsVambrace: Cold Soul
Fire Emblem: Awakening leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Vambrace: Cold Soul leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem: AwakeningVambrace: Cold Soul
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 6
Vambrace: Cold Soul leans harder on variance: Roguelike expeditions hide encounters, traps, and loot rolls
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.