head to head
vs
A Normal Lost PhonevsDisco Elysium: The Final Cut
A Normal Lost Phone leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
A Normal Lost PhoneDisco Elysium: The Final Cut
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 5
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans harder on variance: Dice checks and hidden thresholds gate outcomes
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.