head to head
vs
Life is StrangevsThe Last Guardian
Life is Strange leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Life is StrangeThe Last Guardian
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
The Last Guardian leans harder on execution: Slow climbing and platforming, very forgiving
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.