head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsRugrats: Scavenger Hunt
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt leans Variance (Pure Chaos).
L.A. NoireRugrats: Scavenger Hunt
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
L.A. Noire leans harder on execution: Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 1
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt leans harder on reads: Opponents are simple AI, not modelling you
Variance4 vs 6
Rugrats: Scavenger Hunt leans harder on variance: Board spinner and trick spaces drive every turn
Optimization5 vs 3
L.A. Noire leans harder on optimization: Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.