head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesvsPlants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesPlants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time leans harder on execution: Tapping plants quickly only matters in surge moments
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones leans harder on optimization: Branching promotions and grindable maps reward build planning.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.