head to head
vs
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorvsRage of Mages II: Necromancer
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Rage of Mages II: Necromancer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year DoorRage of Mages II: Necromancer
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads2 vs 1
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door leans harder on reads: Scripted enemy AI
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Rage of Mages II: Necromancer leans harder on optimization: Party building and tactics are the deeply solvable core.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.