Building comparison
head to head
L.A. NoirevsPokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! asks more than L.A. Noire, and the gap is optimization.
L.A. Noire
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
A monster-collecting RPG where building an optimal team overshadows any twitch skill.
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoirePokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
minimal, catch motion controls light
Reads0 vs 1
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! leans a little harder on reads, though the gap is small.
L.A. Noire
Suspects follow fixed scripts, never adapt
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
trainer battles are scripted, minor human PvP
Variance4 vs 5
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
catch rates and stats have randomness
Optimization5 vs 7
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! leans clearly harder on optimization.
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee!
team building and type matchups solvable
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.