head to head
vs
Persona 4 GoldenvsTorment: Tides of Numenera
Persona 4 Golden leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torment: Tides of Numenera leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4 GoldenTorment: Tides of Numenera
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Torment: Tides of Numenera leans harder on variance: Hidden Tide value thresholds and item interactions create unknown-information branches
Optimization8 vs 7
Persona 4 Golden leans harder on optimization: Persona fusion and calendar routing rewarded
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.