head to head
vs
Persona 4vsWasteland
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wasteland leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 4Wasteland
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Persona 4 leans harder on execution: Menu combat; zero dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Wasteland leans harder on variance: Skill checks and combat dice rolls swing outcomes
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.