head to head
vs
Batman: The Telltale SeriesvsHey You, Pikachu!
Batman: The Telltale Series leans Variance (Light / Casual); Hey You, Pikachu! leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Batman: The Telltale SeriesHey You, Pikachu!
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Hey You, Pikachu! leans harder on variance: Voice recognition behaves unpredictably moment to moment
Optimization2 vs 3
Hey You, Pikachu! leans harder on optimization: Learning which phrasings the parser accepts is the real skill
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.