head to head
vs
Alone With YouvsLife is Strange: Before the Storm
Alone With You leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Alone With YouLife is Strange: Before the Storm
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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Alone With You leans harder on optimization: Light exploration and dialogue choices barely need solving
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.