head to head
vs
King's Bounty: The LegendvsPokémon Gold
King's Bounty: The Legend leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Gold leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
King's Bounty: The LegendPokémon Gold
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: The Legend leans harder on variance: Item shops and map seeds vary slightly
Optimization9 vs 8
King's Bounty: The Legend leans harder on optimization: Army composition and no-loss tactics dominate entirely
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.