head to head
vs
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue TeamvsTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue TeamTotally Accurate Battle Simulator
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 5
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team leans harder on variance: Random dungeon layouts, items and encounters each run
Optimization6 vs 7
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator leans harder on optimization: Unit counters and placement solve each scenario
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.