head to head
vs
Persona 4vsSkies of Arcadia
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Skies of Arcadia leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Skies of Arcadia
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Skies of Arcadia leans harder on execution: Turn-based menus; ship battle positioning minimal dexterity
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.