head to head
vs
Fire Emblem HeroesvsGems of War
Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Gems of War leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem HeroesGems of War
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Fire Emblem Heroes leans harder on reads: Arena defense teams are AI-run, so prediction is shallow
Variance5 vs 6
Gems of War leans harder on variance: Gem cascades and drop RNG swing every battle
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.