head to head
vs
Hatoful BoyfriendvsValiant Hearts: The Great War
Hatoful Boyfriend leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Hatoful BoyfriendValiant Hearts: The Great War
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans harder on execution: Gentle timing in a few chase sequences
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Hatoful Boyfriend leans harder on variance: Hidden BBL route and ending flags obscure the full picture
Optimization4 vs 4
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.