head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsStill Wakes the Deep
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Still Wakes the Deep leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
L.A. NoireStill Wakes the Deep
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
Still Wakes the Deep leans harder on execution: Narrow corridor sprints and climbing sections under creature pressure
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.