head to head
vs
Fire EmblemvsPokémon White Version 2
Fire Emblem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon White Version 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Fire EmblemPokémon White Version 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 2
Pokémon White Version 2 leans harder on reads: Optional human PvP adds prediction; campaign AI is scripted
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Fire Emblem leans harder on optimization: permadeath tactics and builds near-solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.