head to head
vs
Persona 5 RoyalvsThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Persona 5 Royal leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 5 RoyalThe Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II leans harder on execution: Turn-based combat; no action timing required
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II leans harder on variance: Quartz recipe unlocks and drop rates add light RNG
Optimization9 vs 9
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.