head to head
vs
Disco ElysiumvsL.A. Noire
Disco Elysium leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Disco ElysiumL.A. Noire
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 2
L.A. Noire leans harder on execution: Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads1 vs 0
Disco Elysium leans harder on reads: Dialogue partners are scripted, not modeling you
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 5
Disco Elysium leans harder on optimization: Build skills and route choices to pass checks
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.