head to head
vs
Tales of SymphoniavsWitchfire
Tales of Symphonia leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Witchfire leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).
Tales of SymphoniaWitchfire
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Witchfire leans harder on variance: Run loot and arena spawns shuffle between expeditions
Optimization7 vs 6
Tales of Symphonia leans harder on optimization: Arte trees, Unison Attacks, and equipment crafting are the optimization layer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.