head to head
vs
Persona 4vsStar Renegades
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Star Renegades leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Star Renegades
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Star Renegades leans harder on execution: Timed hits add a light timing layer
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Star Renegades leans harder on variance: Procedural planets and randomised enemy officers
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.