head to head
vs
Broken AgevsZork: Grand Inquisitor
Broken Age leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Zork: Grand Inquisitor leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Broken AgeZork: Grand Inquisitor
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Broken Age leans harder on execution: Touchscreen-friendly design demands zero physical precision
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 8
Zork: Grand Inquisitor leans harder on optimization: Spell-based puzzles with deterministic solutions
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.