head to head
vs
Her StoryvsThe Guild 2
Her Story leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Guild 2 leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Her StoryThe Guild 2
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
The Guild 2 leans harder on execution: Menu-driven business and politics; no dexterity.
Reads1 vs 1
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance5 vs 4
Her Story leans harder on variance: Hidden clips revealed by guessed keywords.
Optimization7 vs 7
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.