head to head
vs
Lufia & the Fortress of DoomvsPokémon Emerald
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Lufia & the Fortress of DoomPokémon 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
Lufia & the Fortress of Doom leans harder on variance: Random encounters and drops add bounded noise
Optimization7 vs 8
Pokémon Emerald leans harder on optimization: EVs, movesets, and Frontier strategy run deep
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.