head to head
vs
Fire Emblem Fates: BirthrightvsPatrician IV
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Patrician IV leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem Fates: BirthrightPatrician IV
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Patrician IV leans harder on reads: AI rivals compete by rules, not by modelling you
Variance4 vs 3
Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright leans harder on variance: hit chance rolls are heavily randomized
Optimization9 vs 9
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.