head to head
vs
Hard WestvsPersona 3 Portable
Hard West leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 3 Portable leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hard WestPersona 3 Portable
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on execution: Menu-driven combat needs no physical skill
Reads1 vs 0
Hard West leans harder on reads: AI follows fixed tactical scripts
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 8
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.