head to head
vs
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2vsThe Forgotten City
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Forgotten City leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2The Forgotten City
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Forgotten City leans harder on execution: Combat is technically possible but almost never the optimal path
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 leans harder on optimization: Mantra builds and boss-script mastery decide every fight.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.