head to head
vs
Persona 5vsSoda Dungeon
Persona 5 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Soda Dungeon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona 5Soda Dungeon
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.
Variance3 vs 4
Soda Dungeon leans harder on variance: Loot rolls and dungeon events add meaningful luck.
Optimization8 vs 7
Persona 5 leans harder on optimization: Confidant calendar routing and baton-pass weakness chains
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.