head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsThe Crooked Man
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Crooked Man leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireThe Crooked Man
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
The Crooked Man leans harder on optimization: Puzzle solutions and item routes are fixed and fully 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.