head to head
vs
Fire Emblem FatesvsMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Fire Emblem Fates leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem FatesMonster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin leans harder on reads: Head-to-head type prediction adds marginal reads against scripted AI
Variance5 vs 6
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin leans harder on variance: Egg gene pools and Monstie attack type draws carry heavy RNG
Optimization8 vs 8
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.