head to head
vs
Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteervsBroken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Art of Murder: Hunt for the PuppeteerBroken Sword: The Smoking Mirror
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 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 3
Art of Murder: Hunt for the Puppeteer leans harder on optimization: Inventory and logic puzzles are solvable with deduction.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.