head to head
vs
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of SkyvsWizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of SkyWizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
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.
Variance6 vs 6
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord leans harder on optimization: Party builds, mapping and spell economy 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.