head to head
vs
The CouncilvsThe Shapeshifting Detective
The Council leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); The Shapeshifting Detective leans Variance (Systems & Chaos).
The CouncilThe Shapeshifting Detective
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads1 vs 0
The Council leans harder on reads: NPCs have vulnerabilities and immunities, but fully scripted.
Variance4 vs 5
The Shapeshifting Detective leans harder on variance: The killer is randomised per playthrough - genuine hidden information
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.