head to head
vs
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CursevsDark Arcana: The Carnival
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos); Dark Arcana: The Carnival leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's CurseDark Arcana: The Carnival
Axis by axis
Execution0 vs 1
Dark Arcana: The Carnival leans harder on execution: Clicking hidden objects needs no dexterity
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance3 vs 3
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.