head to head
vs
BeholdervsThis Is the Police 2
Beholder leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); This Is the Police 2 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
BeholderThis Is the Police 2
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
This Is the Police 2 leans harder on reads: Story actors and criminals are scripted
Variance4 vs 5
This Is the Police 2 leans harder on variance: Call outcomes and officer quirks roll unpredictably
Optimization7 vs 7
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.