head to head
vs
Pokémon PlatinumvsPunch Club
Pokémon Platinum leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Punch Club leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Pokémon PlatinumPunch Club
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Punch Club leans harder on execution: Fights resolve automatically; you never throw a punch
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Punch Club leans harder on variance: Fight dice rolls and event pop-ups add noise
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.