head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsThe Church in the Darkness
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Church in the Darkness leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireThe Church in the Darkness
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 3
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on execution: Top-down sneaking needs modest stick skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance4 vs 6
The Church in the Darkness leans harder on variance: Each run rerolls whether the cult is benign or murderous
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.