head to head
vs
Black & WhitevsTelling Lies
Black & White leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Telling Lies leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Black & WhiteTelling Lies
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Black & White leans harder on execution: Gesture-cast miracles; minimal dexterity stakes
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Telling Lies leans harder on variance: Non-linear fragmented footage obscures the timeline and relationships
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.