head to head
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9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent CreekvsEscape from Monkey Island
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent Creek leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
9 Clues: The Secret of Serpent CreekEscape from Monkey Island
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.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 6
Escape from Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Once known, every puzzle has one fixed answer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.