head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsThe Tomorrow Children
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Tomorrow Children leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
L.A. NoireThe Tomorrow Children
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 3
L.A. Noire leans harder on variance: Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Optimization5 vs 6
The Tomorrow Children leans harder on optimization: Town logistics and labour efficiency are the real system
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.