head to head
vs
Fire Emblem HeroesvsSpace Crusade
Fire Emblem Heroes leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Space Crusade leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Fire Emblem HeroesSpace Crusade
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Space Crusade leans harder on execution: Turn-based - no twitch demands at all
Reads2 vs 3
Space Crusade leans harder on reads: Multiplayer rewards limited reading of opponent moves
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.