head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnvsFrostpunk
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Frostpunk leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: Radiant DawnFrostpunk
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn leans harder on execution: Grid menus; no physical skill.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn leans harder on variance: Hit, crit, and level-up rolls threaten permadeath plans.
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.