head to head
vs
Escape from Monkey IslandvsHiveswap: Act 1
Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Hiveswap: Act 1 leans Optimization (Systems & Chaos).
Escape from Monkey IslandHiveswap: Act 1
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.
Variance2 vs 3
Hiveswap: Act 1 leans harder on variance: Puzzle solutions are hidden until discovered, then trivial
Optimization6 vs 5
Escape from Monkey Island leans harder on optimization: Once known, every puzzle has one fixed answer
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.