head to head
vs
Grim FandangovsPolice Quest II: The Vengeance
Grim Fandango leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Police Quest II: The Vengeance leans Optimization (Pure Optimization).
Grim FandangoPolice Quest II: The Vengeance
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
Police Quest II: The Vengeance leans harder on variance: Story beats are unknown until first playthrough
Optimization8 vs 8
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.