head to head
vs
Persona 3 PortablevsSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Persona 3 Portable leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Persona 3 PortableSpace Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers leans harder on execution: A few chase and arcade sequences demand modest dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Space Quest IV: Roger Wilco and the Time Rippers leans harder on variance: Hidden death traps and unknown item uses until learned
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.