head to head
vs
Plants vs. ZombiesvsShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Plants vs. Zombies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Plants vs. ZombiesShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
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 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 9
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor leans harder on optimization: Team builds, skill cracking, and turn routing are deeply 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.