head to head
vs
Broken AgevsStoryteller
Broken Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Storyteller leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Broken AgeStoryteller
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 0
Broken Age leans harder on variance: Deterministic puzzles with no randomness anywhere
Optimization7 vs 8
Storyteller leans harder on optimization: Arranging characters and props into the exact causal sequence that satisfies each title
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.