head to head
vs
Her StoryvsLacuna
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lacuna leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Her StoryLacuna
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
Her Story leans harder on reads: Subject is recorded, not adaptive.
Variance5 vs 5
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Her Story leans harder on optimization: Efficient search strategy reconstructs the case.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.