head to head
vs
Life is StrangevsMichigan: Report from Hell
Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Michigan: Report from Hell leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Life is StrangeMichigan: Report from Hell
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
Michigan: Report from Hell leans harder on execution: Aiming the camera at events takes minor control.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 4
Life is Strange leans harder on optimization: Understanding consequence chains enables deliberate dialogue path planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.