Building comparison
head to head
L.A. NoirevsTravellin Cats in Paris
L.A. Noire asks more than Travellin Cats in Paris, and the gap is optimization.
L.A. Noire
Optimization · Systems & Chaos
1940s detective procedural built around crime scenes and reading scripted interrogation tells.
Travellin Cats in Paris
Variance · Systems & Chaos
A relaxed visual search for hidden cats in a fixed illustrated scene.
L.A. Noire leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Travellin Cats in Paris leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
L.A. NoireTravellin Cats in Paris
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
L.A. Noire leans a little harder on execution, though the gap is small.
L.A. Noire
Light shooting and driving, very forgiving
Travellin Cats in Paris
Pointing and clicking at a leisurely pace
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
Travellin Cats in Paris
A static illustration cannot adapt
Variance4 vs 4
Same score on variance - which means the number cannot separate them. The difference is in what each one asks of you.
L.A. Noire
Interrogation tells and clues hidden until discovered
Travellin Cats in Paris
Cat hiding spots are unknown until spotted
Optimization5 vs 3
L.A. Noire leans clearly harder on optimization.
L.A. Noire
Evidence chains and question choices have fixed correct answers
Travellin Cats in Paris
Systematic screen-scanning is the only technique
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.