head to head
vs
Demetrios: The Big Cynical AdventurevsL.A. Noire
Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Demetrios: The Big Cynical AdventureL.A. Noire
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
L.A. Noire leans harder on execution: Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Demetrios: The Big Cynical Adventure leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden until discovered, then trivial
Optimization5 vs 5
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.