head to head
vs
Life is StrangevsMother
Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Mother leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Life is StrangeMother
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 1
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 4
Mother leans harder on variance: Random encounters and crits swing grinding sessions
Optimization5 vs 6
Mother leans harder on optimization: Level pacing, equipment and route knowledge tame the difficulty
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.