head to head
vs
Lisa: The PainfulvsWild Arms 3
Lisa: The Painful leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wild Arms 3 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lisa: The PainfulWild Arms 3
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
Lisa: The Painful leans harder on execution: Timed button inputs spice up turn combat
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Lisa: The Painful leans harder on optimization: Party builds and sacrifice decisions are strategic
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.