head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsPolice Simulator: Patrol Officers
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Police Simulator: Patrol Officers leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoirePolice Simulator: Patrol Officers
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 4
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Police Simulator: Patrol Officers leans harder on optimization: Procedure knowledge - correct citations and protocol - is the skill
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.