head to head
vs
Front Mission 1st: RemakevsPillars of Eternity
Front Mission 1st: Remake leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pillars of Eternity leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Front Mission 1st: RemakePillars of Eternity
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Front Mission 1st: Remake leans harder on variance: Hit rates and shield proc randomness create meaningful combat variance
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.