head to head
vs
Planescape: TormentvsYakuza: Like a Dragon
Planescape: Torment leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Planescape: TormentYakuza: Like a Dragon
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans harder on execution: Turn-based, minor positioning inputs
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Yakuza: Like a Dragon leans harder on optimization: Job mastery and party-build routing central
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.