head to head
vs
The Last GuardianvsWhispering Willows
The Last Guardian leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Whispering Willows leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
The Last GuardianWhispering Willows
Axis by axis
Execution2 vs 1
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 2
The Last Guardian leans harder on variance: Trico's unpredictable compliance adds noise
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.