head to head
vs
Disco Elysium: The Final CutvsDuck Detective: The Secret Salami
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans Variance (Systems & Chaos); Duck Detective: The Secret Salami leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Disco Elysium: The Final CutDuck Detective: The Secret Salami
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 4
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut leans harder on variance: Dice checks and hidden thresholds gate outcomes
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.