head to head
vs
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange JourneyvsTorchlight
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Torchlight leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange JourneyTorchlight
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Torchlight leans harder on execution: Click-to-kill combat with minimal mechanical demand
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey leans harder on optimization: Demon co-op alignment and fusion routing are the real test.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.