head to head
vs
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of HeavenvsXenoblade Chronicles 2
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Xenoblade Chronicles 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of HeavenXenoblade Chronicles 2
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Might and Magic VI: The Mandate of Heaven leans harder on optimization: Class promotion routing and spell school investment have known dominant pathways
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.