head to head
vs
Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectivevsZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Ghost Trick: Phantom DetectiveZero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective leans harder on execution: Light timing on object possession, little else
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective leans harder on variance: Unknown scripted sequences surprise until mapped, then converge
Optimization8 vs 8
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.