head to head
vs
Out of This WorldvsStar Ocean: The Second Story
Out of This World leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery); Star Ocean: The Second Story leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
Out of This WorldStar Ocean: The Second Story
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 6
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Star Ocean: The Second Story leans harder on variance: Item creation has familiarity-driven RNG; talent stat randomness is meaningful
Optimization7 vs 8
Star Ocean: The Second Story leans harder on optimization: Item creation exploitation and battle skills break the game when mastered
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.