head to head
Shin Megami Tensei V: VengeancevsStardew Valley
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Stardew Valley leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Shin Megami Tensei V: VengeanceStardew Valley
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.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization9 vs 8
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance leans harder on optimization: Fusion charts, weakness exploitation and turn economy are the whole game
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

