head to head
vs
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorvsDude, Stop
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Dude, Stop leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorDude, Stop
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.
Optimization3 vs 4
Dude, Stop leans harder on optimization: Finding both correct and deliberately wrong solutions is light puzzling
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.