Building comparison
head to head
L.A. NoirevsThe Last Guardian
Neither is meaningfully harder - they pose close to the same test. The widest gap is variance, and it is a single point.
L.A. Noire
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
The Last Guardian
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
Puzzle adventure about coaxing a giant half-tame creature through ancient ruins.
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireThe Last Guardian
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 2
Same score on execution - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
The Last Guardian
Slow climbing and platforming, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Same score on reads - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
L.A. Noire
Suspects follow fixed scripts, never adapt
The Last Guardian
Trico is willful but not modeling you adversarially
Variance4 vs 3
L.A. Noire leans a little harder on variance, though the gap is small.
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
The Last Guardian
Trico's unpredictable compliance adds noise
Optimization5 vs 5
Same score on optimization - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
The Last Guardian
Environmental puzzles with intended solutions
A matching score does not mean a matching test. Two games can both sit at 10 on execution and demand completely different things of you - which is why the reasoning above matters more than the number beside it.