head to head
vs
Day of the TentaclevsHuman Resource Machine
Day of the Tentacle leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Human Resource Machine leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Day of the TentacleHuman Resource Machine
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
Day of the Tentacle leans harder on variance: Deterministic world state across three time periods
Optimization9 vs 10
Human Resource Machine leans harder on optimization: Writing minimal correct assembly-like programs to pass each input sequence
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.