head to head
vs
Front Mission 3vsPersona 4
Front Mission 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Front Mission 3Persona 4
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Front Mission 3 leans harder on execution: Grid-based wanzer combat is fully menu-driven
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Front Mission 3 leans harder on optimization: Wanzer part optimization and skill acquisition routes are deeply 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.