head to head
vs
Persona 5vsPokémon Sword
Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Pokémon Sword leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 5Pokémon Sword
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Persona 5 leans harder on execution: Stylish menus, not reflexes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Persona 5 leans harder on variance: Fusion alerts and negotiation rolls
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.