head to head
vs
Frog FractionsvsHeavy Rain
Frog Fractions leans Variance (Light / Casual); Heavy Rain leans Execution (Light / Casual).
Frog FractionsHeavy Rain
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Heavy Rain leans harder on execution: QTE prompts under tension
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
Frog Fractions leans harder on variance: The hidden surprise structure IS the game once
Optimization3 vs 3
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.