head to head
vs
Knights of Pen and Paper IIvsPersona 3 FES
Knights of Pen and Paper II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of Pen and Paper IIPersona 3 FES
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Persona 3 FES leans harder on execution: Menu-driven turn battles need no physical skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Persona 3 FES leans harder on optimization: Social link scheduling and persona fusion are a solvable calendar
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.