head to head
vs
Knights of the Old RepublicvsRecettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Knights of the Old Republic leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Knights of the Old RepublicRecettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale leans harder on execution: Light action combat in optional dungeon crawls.
Reads1 vs 0
Knights of the Old Republic leans harder on reads: All enemies follow scripted AI behaviour trees without player modelling
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 9
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.