head to head
vs
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorvsLEGO Loco
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual); LEGO Loco leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorLEGO Loco
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 Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans harder on variance: no meaningful randomness
Optimization3 vs 3
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.