head to head
vs
Fire Emblem GaidenvsSimCity (2013)
Fire Emblem Gaiden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); SimCity (2013) leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem GaidenSimCity (2013)
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
SimCity (2013) leans harder on execution: Mouse planning; no dexterity demands.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Fire Emblem Gaiden leans harder on variance: Hit and growth RNG punctuate otherwise known maps
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.