head to head
vs
L.A. NoirevsThose Who Remain
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Those Who Remain leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireThose Who Remain
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 5
Those Who Remain leans harder on variance: Unknown threats in darkness until the rules are learned
Optimization5 vs 6
Those Who Remain leans harder on optimization: Puzzles and light-route planning carry the progression
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.