head to head
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorvsMinecraft: Story Mode
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans Optimization (Light / Casual); Minecraft: Story Mode leans Optimization (Light / Casual).
Broken Sword: The Smoking MirrorMinecraft: Story Mode
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 2
Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror leans harder on optimization: item puzzle logic is solvable
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

