head to head
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiavsTorchlight III
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight III leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of ValentiaTorchlight III
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Torchlight III leans harder on execution: Simple skill rotation and dodging
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Torchlight III leans harder on variance: Loot and map randomness standard for genre
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.

