head to head
vs
Beautiful DesolationvsThe Last Guardian
Beautiful Desolation leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Beautiful DesolationThe Last Guardian
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Last Guardian leans harder on execution: Slow climbing and platforming, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 5
Beautiful Desolation leans harder on optimization: Puzzle chains and item logic are fully solvable with a guide
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.