head to head
vs
Life is Strange: Before the StormvsRakuen
Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans Variance (Light / Casual); Rakuen leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Life is Strange: Before the StormRakuen
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization2 vs 3
Rakuen leans harder on optimization: Gentle environmental puzzles are easily solved.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.