head to head
vs
Gone HomevsLucy: The Eternity She Wished For
Gone Home leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For leans Reads (Light / Casual).
Gone HomeLucy: The Eternity She Wished For
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 1
Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For leans harder on reads: Characters are scripted, no adaptive opponent
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 1
Gone Home leans harder on optimization: Order of discovery hardly matters.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.