head to head
vs
Life is Strange: Before the StormvsTomodachi Collection
Life is Strange: Before the Storm leans Variance (Light / Casual); Tomodachi Collection leans Variance (Light / Casual).
Life is Strange: Before the StormTomodachi Collection
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Tomodachi Collection leans harder on execution: Tapping interactions need no skill
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Tomodachi Collection leans harder on variance: Random Mii events drive much of the surprise
Optimization2 vs 2
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.