head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsLost: Via Domus
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Lost: Via Domus leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireLost: Via Domus
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
L.A. Noire leans harder on execution: Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 3
L.A. Noire leans harder on variance: Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Optimization5 vs 5
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.