head to head
vs
Kathy Rain: Director's CutvsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Kathy Rain: Director's Cut leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
Kathy Rain: Director's CutPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 6
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans harder on variance: Random dungeon layouts, items and encounters each run
Optimization6 vs 6
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.