head to head
vs
Bad End TheatervsValiant Hearts: The Great War
Bad End Theater leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Bad End TheaterValiant Hearts: The Great War
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans harder on execution: Gentle timing in a few chase sequences
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Bad End Theater leans harder on variance: Four character perspectives hide which combinations unlock the true end
Optimization4 vs 4
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.