head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsSilent Hill: Downpour
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Silent Hill: Downpour leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireSilent Hill: Downpour
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Silent Hill: Downpour leans harder on execution: Improvised melee asks little mechanical skill
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
Silent Hill: Downpour leans harder on optimization: Routes, puzzles, and morality endings are solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.