Building comparison
head to head
100 Hidden FrogsvsL.A. Noire
L.A. Noire asks more than 100 Hidden Frogs, and the gap is variance.
100 Hidden Frogs
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A gentle perception test of systematically scanning a scene for hidden frogs.
L.A. Noire
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
100 Hidden Frogs leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
100 Hidden FrogsL.A. Noire
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
L.A. Noire leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
100 Hidden Frogs
Clicking frogs takes no dexterity
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
100 Hidden Frogs
No opponent exists
L.A. Noire
Suspects follow fixed scripts, never adapt
Variance2 vs 4
L.A. Noire leans clearly harder on variance.
100 Hidden Frogs
Frog locations are unknown until found, then fixed
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Optimization4 vs 5
L.A. Noire leans a little harder on optimization, though the gap is small.
100 Hidden Frogs
Systematic visual scanning is the only lever
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.