head to head
vs
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiavsGods Will Be Watching
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Gods Will Be Watching leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaGods Will Be Watching
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans harder on execution: Turn-based menus only
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Gods Will Be Watching leans harder on variance: Dice rolls and hidden thresholds can sink correct plans
Optimization7 vs 7
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.