head to head
vs
Pokémon EmeraldvsRealm Grinder
Pokémon Emerald leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Realm Grinder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon EmeraldRealm Grinder
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Pokémon Emerald leans harder on variance: Encounter RNG and Frontier hax
Optimization8 vs 9
Realm Grinder leans harder on optimization: Faction builds and reincarnation 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.