head to head
King's Bounty: Armored PrincessvsPokémon Emerald
King's Bounty: Armored Princess leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
King's Bounty: Armored PrincessPokémon Emerald
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
King's Bounty: Armored Princess leans harder on variance: Item, spell, and troop availability per playthrough
Optimization9 vs 8
King's Bounty: Armored Princess leans harder on optimization: No-loss play via perfect army math is the meta
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

