head to head
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LSD: The GamevsThe Last Guardian
LSD: The Game leans Variance (Pure Chaos); The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
LSD: The GameThe 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.
Variance6 vs 3
LSD: The Game leans harder on variance: procedurally shifting surreal dream content
Optimization2 vs 5
The Last Guardian leans harder on optimization: Environmental puzzles with intended solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.