head to head
vs
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!vsZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 3
Déjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!! leans harder on variance: Clues and death traps are hidden until discovered
Optimization7 vs 8
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans harder on optimization: Solving every AB game combination and escape room to chart the route tree
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.