head to head
vs
Persona 3 PortablevsZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Persona 3 Portable leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 3 PortableZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on execution: Menu-driven combat needs no physical skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Persona 3 Portable leans harder on variance: Tartarus layouts and fusion results carry randomness
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.