head to head
vs
5 Days a StrangervsTales of Monkey Island
5 Days a Stranger leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
5 Days a StrangerTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
5 Days a Stranger leans harder on execution: Pointing and clicking through the manor
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
5 Days a Stranger leans harder on variance: The manor's secrets are hidden information until uncovered
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.