head to head
vs
Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthvsThe Forgotten City
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Forgotten City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Persona Q: Shadow of the LabyrinthThe Forgotten City
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Forgotten City leans harder on execution: Combat is technically possible but almost never the optimal path
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth leans harder on optimization: Sub-persona builds, map drawing, and FOE puzzles are solvable.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.