head to head
vs
A Mind Forever VoyagingvsTales of Monkey Island
A Mind Forever Voyaging leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Tales of Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
A Mind Forever VoyagingTales of Monkey Island
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 0
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 2
A Mind Forever Voyaging leans harder on variance: Discovery-driven; futures hide their decay until observed.
Optimization4 vs 5
Tales of Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Episodic inventory puzzles each have one intended 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.