head to head
vs
Grim FandangovsNancy Drew: Midnight in Salem
Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Nancy Drew: Midnight in Salem leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grim FandangoNancy Drew: Midnight in Salem
Axis by axis
Execution1 vs 0
Grim Fandango leans harder on execution: Tank controls are awkward but never a skill test
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization8 vs 7
Grim Fandango leans harder on optimization: Surreal multi-act puzzle chains demand patient causal reasoning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.