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Escape from Monkey IslandvsSam & Max: Save the World
Escape from Monkey Island leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Sam & Max: Save the World leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Escape from Monkey IslandSam & Max: Save the World
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Escape from Monkey Island leans harder on execution: Pointing and walking only
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.