head to head
vs
Escape from Monkey IslandvsKing's Quest
Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); King's Quest leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Escape from Monkey IslandKing's Quest
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 2
King's Quest leans harder on execution: Occasional timing sections in an otherwise choice-driven adventure
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
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.