head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesvsWasteland
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: The Sacred StonesWasteland
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones leans harder on execution: Grid menu tactics; nothing physical.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Wasteland leans harder on variance: Skill checks and combat dice rolls swing outcomes
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.