head to head
vs
Agatha Christie: The ABC MurdersvsDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Agatha Christie: The ABC MurdersDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
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.
Variance4 vs 3
Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders leans harder on variance: The mystery is hidden information until deduced
Optimization6 vs 7
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King leans harder on optimization: Skill points, alchemy, and tension are optimizable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.