head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: Three HousesvsHearts of Iron III
Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hearts of Iron III leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: Three HousesHearts of Iron III
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Hearts of Iron III leans harder on reads: Multiplayer fronts involve some human outguessing
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.