head to head
vs
Persona 3 FESvsShin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Persona 3 FES leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 3 FESShin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Persona 3 FES leans harder on variance: Tartarus floors, shuffle cards and fusion outcomes are randomised
Optimization8 vs 9
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga leans harder on optimization: Mantra grid routing and Press Turn exploitation are fully solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.