head to head
vs
LEGO City UndercovervsNight in the Woods
LEGO City Undercover leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Night in the Woods leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
LEGO City UndercoverNight in the Woods
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.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
LEGO City Undercover leans harder on optimization: Disguise-ability gating across a collectible-stuffed city
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.