head to head
vs
Persona 3 PortablevsPokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
Persona 3 Portable leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Persona 3 PortablePokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX
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 5
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX leans harder on variance: Random dungeons softened by generous remake systems
Optimization8 vs 7
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on optimization: Calendar scheduling and persona fusion form a solvable system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.