head to head
vs
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1vsL.A. Noire
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die - Season 1L.A. Noire
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
L.A. Noire leans harder on variance: Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Optimization4 vs 5
L.A. Noire leans harder on optimization: Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.