head to head
vs
Heavy RainvsWoodle Tree Adventures
Heavy Rain leans Execution (Light / Casual); Woodle Tree Adventures leans Execution (Light / Casual).
Heavy RainWoodle Tree Adventures
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 3
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
Heavy Rain leans harder on variance: First-run uncertainty about consequences
Optimization3 vs 2
Heavy Rain leans harder on optimization: Branch knowledge fully solves outcomes
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.