head to head
vs
Persona 4vsSacred
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sacred leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Sacred
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Sacred leans harder on execution: Click combat with combo-move sequencing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Sacred leans harder on variance: Loot drops and random world events
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.