head to head
vs
Persona 4vsSerious Sam: The Random Encounter
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Serious Sam: The Random Encounter leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Serious Sam: The Random Encounter
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Serious Sam: The Random Encounter leans harder on execution: Dodging between turns needs only slight timing
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Persona 4 leans harder on optimization: Social link scheduling and weakness-exploit planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.