head to head
vs
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White WitchvsPathologic Classic HD
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pathologic Classic HD leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White WitchPathologic Classic HD
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Pathologic Classic HD leans harder on variance: disease spread and event randomness
Optimization7 vs 6
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch leans harder on optimization: Familiar evolution and party routing rewarded
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.