head to head
vs
Valiant Hearts: The Great WarvsWhispering Willows
Valiant Hearts: The Great War leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Whispering Willows leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Valiant Hearts: The Great WarWhispering Willows
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.
Variance1 vs 2
Whispering Willows leans harder on variance: The mansion's secrets are unknown only until discovered
Optimization4 vs 5
Whispering Willows leans harder on optimization: Astral-projection puzzles each have one findable solution
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.