head to head
Persona 3 FESvsPokémon Alpha Sapphire
Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Alpha Sapphire leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 3 FESPokémon Alpha Sapphire
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Pokémon Alpha Sapphire leans harder on reads: Campaign trainers are scripted; PvP is optional endgame
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Persona 3 FES leans harder on optimization: Social link scheduling and persona fusion are a solvable calendar
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

