head to head
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Persona 4vsWildermyth
Persona 4 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Wildermyth leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Persona 4Wildermyth
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Wildermyth leans harder on variance: Story events and gear rolls drive variety.
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.