head to head
vs
Front Mission 3vsPrison Architect
Front Mission 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Prison Architect leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Front Mission 3Prison Architect
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
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.