head to head
vs
Fire Emblem: Three HousesvsIcewind Dale II
Fire Emblem: Three Houses leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Icewind Dale II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire Emblem: Three HousesIcewind Dale II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Icewind Dale II leans harder on execution: Real-time-with-pause negates twitch requirements
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Icewind Dale II leans harder on variance: 3E feat combinations and hidden enemy resistances create unknown-information layers
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.